Pag-IBIG members save record-high P26 B in MP2, up 95% in 2021

Amid the ongoing health crisis, Pag-IBIG Fund members still showed preference for the MP2 savings program in 2021 as total savings reached nearly P26...

BSP exec downplays 2nd round effects on inflation

Monetary authorities have revised upwards the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) inflation forecasts for this year and next year due to supply-side factors, but...
The BSP estimate of 41 million was based on the increase in basic deposit plus active e-money accounts, says BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno.

41 million Filipinos now have banking, e-money access

The number of Filipinos with access to banks and electronic money channels jumped to 41 million as of the third quarter of last year,...
LEVISTE

Lifting of mining ban to usher in manufacturing resurgence

The Australia Philippine Business Council (APBC) said the impacts of lifting the open-pit mining ban will spill over to other industries like manufacturing. In a...

DOE reviewing terms of reference to study nat’l oil reserve

The Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing the terms of reference (TOR) for the public bidding of consultancy services to do the feasibility study...

How to manage challenging customers

The buzz that’s been going around TikTok as of late has been the now-infamous incident at this Philippine beach resort.  Long story short and according to...

Cash remittances to PH hit new high of $31.4B in 2021

Filipinos living or working abroad never faltered in their commitment to send more money back home despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, jacking up cash...
DE LEON

BTr gains P120.76-B from RTB rate-setting auction

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) awarded PHP120.764 billion worth of five-year retail treasury bond (RTB) during the rate-setting auction on Tuesday.   It offered...

PEZA woos UAE oil firms to set up refineries in PH ecozones

Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) director general Charito Plaza has invited oil companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build and operate oil...

Sports and lifestyle brand PUMA opens online store to PH market

Herzogenaurach, Germany, February 15, 2022 – Global Sports Brand PUMA has expanded its presence in South East Asia and opened its online store PUMA.com...