A woman buys lettuce from a fruit and vegetable stand. The high inflation rate last month was mainly driven by the increase in the price indices for food items, particularly meat and vegetables. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS

Inflation steady at 4.5 percent in May

MANILA – Inflation remained unchanged for the third straight month in May, reflecting the stable prices of basic commodities, the state statistics bureau said...
DOTr’s Secretary Arthur Tugade (middle, in violet shirt) poses with Aklan officials and representatives of various government agencies after the unveiling of the marker during the inauguration of the upgraded Kalibo International Airport on June 4, 2021. CAAP

Upgraded Kalibo Int’l Airport inaugurated

KALIBO, Aklan – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) inaugurated Friday the expanded and improved International Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of the Kalibo International Airport...

Pag-IBIG MP2, home loans hit record-high in Jan-Apr 2021

PAG-IBIG Fund achieved milestones in the first four months of the year as members availed of its voluntary savings program and housing loan program...
For the third consecutive week, average prices of meat products like pork and chicken continue to increase in Negros Occidental, based on the monitoring of the Provincial Veterinary Office. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

Pork tariff reduction key to PH inflation deceleration

MANILA – The deceleration of the domestic inflation rate, which is steady at 4.5 percent in May, depends on the normalization of pork supply...

Are call centers dying?

WILL CALL centers be around in the next five, 10, 15, or even 20 years? As far as the year 2000, rumor mills have been...

Filinvest Land Statement on Protest of Small Homeowner Group

A small number of One Oasis Cagayan de Oro homeowners disturbed Filinvest Land’s Cagayan de Oro office operations on Thursday, June 3. These homeowners...
The pioneer batch of REPH Technical Academy (RETA) – a learning and development program designed to train and enhance the technical competencies of individual contributors, subject matter experts, and high potential team members.

Celebrating success: Reed Elsevier Philippines – the first shared services industry in Iloilo

FROM humble beginnings, Reed Elsevier Philippines Iloilo has been recognized as one of the top business players in the city, known for fulfilling its brand promise of “Valuing What Matters.” Reed Elsevier Philippines (REPH) Iloilo began in 2014 with a small space serving as its recruitment hub and temporary office in Amigo Terrace Hotel. On the 12th of January 2015, REPH Iloilo...
A staff of the Department of Trade and Industry checks the prices of goods sold in a store in Antique. DTI/PIA-ANTIQUE

DTI monitors prices, supply of basic goods

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry monitors the prices, supply of basic goods here in compliance with Presidential Proclamation 1143,...
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BSP ‘ready’ for US Fed policy adjustment

MANILA – The Philippines is ready for any kind of monetary policy adjustment by the United States (US) Federal Reserve, according to Bangko Sentral...
This is the Food Terminal Market of Negros Occidental in Bacolod City. After its inauguration on May 29, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson hopes it will officially open for business this June or next month. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc food terminal market to open soon

BACOLOD City – The Food Terminal Market of Negros Occidental (FTMON) here is expected to open in the coming weeks as one of the...