“Far but not apart”, PHLPost releases Valentine’s Day stamps

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will start issuing Valentine’s Day postage stamps as part of its effort to make the season of the hearts...
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

Gov’t proactively addresses higher inflation – NEDA

THE country’s headline inflation rate accelerated to 4.2 percent in January 2021 from 3.5 percent in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
LOPEZ. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

PH eyes renewal of US trade preference grant

MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hopes the United States (US) will renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) grant to...
Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) annual stockholders’ meeting on Feb. 10. Leo Rey Yanson was re-appointed as chairman of the board and president of RTMI. RURAL TRANSIT MINDANAO, INC

Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. holds annual stockholders meeting

RURAL Transit Mindanao, Incorporated held its annual stockholders meeting on Feb. 10, 2021. Olivia Yanson, Leo Rey Yanson, Charles Dumancas, Rey Ardo, Anita Chua, and...
Pork and chicken stalls in Quezon City market are empty on the first day of the implementation of the price ceiling ordered by the government. Meat vendors went on pork holiday due to fear of going bankrupt amid the price freeze. ABS-CBN NEWS

Palace to vendors: resume selling pork

MALACAÑANG appealed to vendors in Metro Manila who went on "pork holiday" due to fear of going bankrupt amid the price freeze imposed by...
DE LEON. PNA

BTr awards P212.2-B retail treasury bond

MANILA – The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) awarded P212.218-billion worth of three-year retail treasury bond (RTB) during the rate-setting auction on Tuesday. The debt...
(ABS-CBN NEWS)

Interbank ATM fees to increase

MANILA – Some banks will raise their interbank automatic teller machine (ATM) transaction fees on April 7 as they implement “acquirer-based ATM fee charging”...
A gasoline boy fills the fuel of a jeepney on Monday night. Oil companies will increase their pump prices effective today because of the rising fuel prices in the global market. PNA

Oil firms to raise prices this week

MANILA – Oil companies will increase their pump prices today. In separate advisories, Chevron, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Petron, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, and Shell will raise...
“The health pandemic has greatly aggravated poverty in the country,” says Sec. Noel Felongco of the National AntiPoverty Commission. The commission targets to reduce the country’s poverty incidence to 14 percent in 2022. PNA

NAPC optimistic of reducing poverty to 14%

ILOILO CITY – The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) remained optimistic that target to reduce the country’s poverty incidence to 14 percent in 2022 can...

LANDBANK scores double win in IHAP Awards

THE State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) was recognized twice in the Fifth Investment House Association of the Philippines (IHAP) Awards. The bank received...