Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. REUTERS/LISA MARIE DAVID/FILE PHOTO

Landbank-DBP merger done deal by Nov

MALACAÑANG is expected to issue this month an executive order (EO) approving the planned combination of Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank...

Irish embassy in Manila provides SSS coverage to Filipino workers

THE Social Security System (SSS), Employees’ Compensation Commission and the Embassy of Ireland in Manila recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the...
Boracay remains one of the top destinations in the Philippines. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

DOT sees full recovery of domestic tourism this year

DOMESTIC tourism in the Philippines is expected to fully recover this year from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Tourism Secretary Christina...
The Philippine government reiterates its request to the United States government to extend the zero-tariff to Philippine-made garments and shoes. Photo shows Marikina-made shoes on sale in Baguio City. ELY KNOWS-MARIKINA FB PAGE PHOTO

PH bats for inclusion of garments, shoes in US GSP

WHILE President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called for the renewal of the United States Generalized System of Preference (US GSP) in a meeting with...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hopes that the design of the 1000-Piso polymer banknote will remind Filipinos of the importance of environmental preservation and the need to ensure a sustainable future for all. BSP PHOTO

P1,000 polymer banknote wins Banknote of the Year Award

THE 1000-Piso polymer banknote of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) won the International Banknote Society’s (IBNS) “Banknote of the Year Award” for 2022. The...
The inflation downtrend in April was mainly due to the slowdown in the inflation of vegetables, fish and other seafood, and meat. PN PHOTO

Inflation slows down to 6.6% in April

HEADLINE inflation further decelerated to 6.6 percent in April from 7.6 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. The inflation rate settled...
(L-R) Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) APAC Chief Development Officer Ramzy Fenianos, RHG Chief Executive Officer Federico González, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) President Elizabeth Sy, and SMHCC Executive Vice President Peggy Angeles, at the Master Development Agreement (MDA) signing ceremony.

Radisson Hotel Group expands partnership with SM Hotels & Conventions Corp.; signs Master Development...

Signing of Master Development Agreement builds on decade-long partnership with six hotels in operation with further plans to launch 14 new hotels across the...
John Melvin P. Agregorio, a former overseas Filipino worker, owns Elijah Furniture Shop in Roxas City, Capiz. He receives fund assistance for its startup furniture business from the Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) under the iFWD PH program or the Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines.

Former OFW receives gov’t fund support for a startup business

A FORMER overseas Filipino worker (OFW), John Melvin P. Agregorio is now a grantee of the iFWD PH Program or the Innovations for Filipinos...
Artist’s impression of the 22-story residential tower Firenze to rise in Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. This Italian-inspired condo will offer over 400 ‘smart home’ units.

Italian-themed residence to rise in Iloilo Business Park

ILOILO City – Inspired by Italy's capital city, a new addition to an array of residential towers in the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park (IBP)...
(From left) Sealing the solar farm deal are the Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) and Northeast No. 1 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd. (NEPC) officials led by PCPC Chief Operating Officer Winifredo Pangilinan; PCPC Senior Vice President, Technical Advisor Edwin Ladignon; PCPC President and CEO Nicandro Fucoy; NEPC Power Construction Corp. President Jiang Zhimin; PCPC Vice President for Business Development and Market Operations John Alfonso Miras; NEPC Project Manager Yi Jingyou; and PCPC Assistant Manager for Business Development Kenneth Jorigue.

PCPC Power Plant gives green light for Iloilo solar farm

PANAY energy provider Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) signs an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 5.57-megawatt solar photovoltaic project. The solar project...