DOST now accepts S&T scholarship applicants

THE Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) opens its 2021 S&T Undergraduate Scholarship Program for incoming Grade 12 students who...

‘Always Rejoice!’ Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses moves to streaming platform

ILOILO City – In a world where achieving a state of sustained joy may seem elusive—even impossible—for many, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their...

DTI to expand capacity for dine-in restos starting July 21

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will further increase the capacity of dine-in restaurants and fast-food establishments in general community quarantine (GCQ) and...

Rate cut pause to help market ‘digest’ easing actions, BSP says

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno said Monday the country still has “lots of bullets” to fire if needed to support the economy...

DBP to streamline lending programs

STATE-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) would streamline its menu of lending programs and reallocate its resources towards initiatives that would further strengthen...
Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Acmad Rizaldy P. Moti says that home loans promo rates shall take effect immediately and shall be enjoyed by incoming home loan borrowers until December 29, 2020.

Pag-IBIG Fund offers promo rates on home loans to boost economy

TOP officials of Pag-IBIG Fund announced that they are offering promo rates on their home loans of as low as 4.985 percent per annum...

DOST maximizes use of OneExpert, FIRRST to boost S&T assistance

ILOILO City – Considering the immediate needs of its client-MSMEs, the Department of Science and Technology 6 (DOST-6) reconfigures the mode by which they...

Metrobank Foundation, GT Foundation commend 2020 scholar-graduates in first-ever virtual conversations

THE Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and the GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), together with Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, commended this year’s batch of scholars during a series of...
Tobacco and alcohol products taxes also exceeded BIR’s target, the DOF said. GETTY IMAGES

Excise tax collections from large taxpayers exceed Jan-June target – DOF

COLLECTIONS from excise taxes paid by large taxpayers for the first half of 2020 exceeded government’s target despite the negative impact of the coronavirus...
Since the start of 2020, the PSEi hovers between 7,600 to 7,800 points. Further, buying volume was relatively light throughout the first two weeks of the year, despite a strong peso and a few positive economic news. ABS-CBN NEWS

PSEi retreats on refreshed COVID fears

SHARES on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) retreated on Monday, dragged by refreshed fears regarding the coronavirus pandemic as more cases continue to be...