Fish kill ‘starting’ in Taal Lake – agri chief
A FISH kill is “starting” in the lake
that holds the restive Taal Volcano, Agriculture secretary William Dar said
Monday, as authorities accounted damage from a...
BI runs steady with P11.9-B revenue haul in 2019
THE 2019 revenue collection of Bureau of
Immigration (BI) reached a record P11.9 billion as of December 31, 2019.
According to a statement released by...
Investment pledges seen to grow 5-10% in 2020
MANILA – After a slump in approvals in the previous year, Philippine Economic
Zone Authority (PEZA) targets a five to ten-percent growth in investment
pledges this...
Women’s unpaid work adds 3 times more to global economy – Oxfam
NAIROBI – The world’s richest 2,153
people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019,
while unpaid or underpaid work by women and...
Asia shares camp on high ground, oil up on Libya shutdown
SYDNEY – Asian shares neared a 20-month
top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid United States
(US) economic data...
Ursula-stricken members, pensioners may now avail of SSS Calamity Assistance Package
THE state-run Social Security System
(SSS) on Friday said members and pensioners who were affected by Typhoon Ursula
last December 2019 may now avail of the...
Megaworld further ramps up office portfolio in Iloilo
MEGAWORLD, the
country’s largest developer and lessor of office spaces, is ramping up its
office inventory inside the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao,
Iloilo City.
The company...
Batangas gov’t gears up for health care implementation
THE Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance
Corporation and the provincial government of Batangas met recently in Pasig
City to thresh out various operational issues in the implementation...
World’s oil, gas firms invest less than 1% in green energy – report
PARIS – While certain oil and gas majors
have sought to burnish their green credentials, overall less than one percent
of the sector’s total investment is...
Finance dep’t eyes boosting Negros’ sugar industry
ASSISTANT secretary Antonio Joselito
Lambino II said the Department of Finance (DOF) wants to learn more about sugar
industry and its concerns towards making it globally-competitive.
“That’s...