BOI eyes more investments for V-shape recovery
MANILA – To help the economy bounce back in a V-shape recovery, the Board of Investments (BOI) targets to attract more investments this year....
GBP assists local government units of Cebu and Panay in pandemic response
GLOBAL Business Power Corporation (GBP), through subsidiaries Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), Toledo Power Corporation (TPC), Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC), and Panay Power...
PH must prepare for ‘slowflation’
MANILA – As the economy makes a deep nosedive, inflation is heading north at maybe a worrying speed.
It’s an ugly combination that economists termed...
URC among Vietnam’s top sustainable businesses
A SUBSIDIARY of Universal Robina Corporation (URC) has again named one of Vietnam's top sustainable businesses last year.
URC, one of the Philippines' largest food...
Stocks up anew; peso stays flat
MANILA – The appetite in the local equities market remained high Tuesday, tracking its counterparts in the United States, while the peso again closed...
Gov’t pork import plan means ‘slaughter’ of local producers
SENATOR Imee Marcos called on the government to stop its pork importation plan that would only benefit unscrupulous importers taking advantage of the lack...
Duterte laments P2 billion lost everyday due to COVID-19
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines is losing P2 billion each day due to restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease...
DOLE offers safety training for free
THE mandatory occupational health and safety training in workplaces will be offered to workers and enterprises for free starting this year, the labor department...
Gov’t infra program to boost manufacturing sector
MANILA – The government’s 2021 infrastructure program is expected to partly boost the Philippines’ manufacturing sector this year and help address the contraction in...
DTI eyes e-commerce’s share of PH economy at 5.5% in 2022
MANILA – The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) has bared its e-commerce roadmap, eyeing the sector to value at P1.2 trillion or sharing 5.5...