Under Marcos Jr., Concepcion hopes for more inclusive economy
MANILA — Presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should have a “more inclusive” economy, presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Monday.
Concepcion said that...
‘Whole-of-gov’t approach boosts Q1 economic growth’
MANILA – Bold and decisive fiscal and monetary actions helped lift further the Philippine economy’s growth in the first quarter of 2022 to 8.3...
THINGS YOU CAN SPEND YOUR (FORGOTTEN) UNCLAIMED INSURANCE BENEFITS ON
What if you suddenly found yourself on the receiving end of a windfall? What if years ago, a relative died and no one knew...
New land use plan to steer Iloilo City growth
ILOILO City – This city’s 2021-2029 Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) will set the direction of the metro’s development in the next nine years,...
NegOcc poultry ban period indefinite
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s ban on the entry of live birds and poultry products from Luzon, Mindanao and other areas with reported bird...
Lessons we could learn from children
READERS of this column who are of a “certain age” would best recall what an “unplugged” childhood felt like. Before there were smartphones, TikTok,...
Palay, corn harvests grow slightly in Q1
WHILE the country’s agriculture sector posted a flat growth during the first quarter of the year (Q1 2022), the volume of production of palay and...
‘Next admin should focus on investor confidence’
THE CHAIRMAN of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Thursday said the next administration should focus on working on investor confidence in...
PH GDP grows by 8.3% in Q1 2022
MANILA — The Philippine economy grew by 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing the pre-pandemic gross domestic product level, the country’s...
Sugar producers buck import order
BACOLOD City – The country’s biggest sugar producers’ group with more than 30,000 member-planters has called out the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the...