The Iloilo Solid Waste Project is envisioned to be a sustainable solid waste management solution through segregation, recovery, recycling, treatment, remediation and possibly waste-to-energy. The Public-Private Partnership Center says the project is also intended to serve adjoining municipalities Oton, Pavia, Leganes, Sta. Barbara and Dumangas. MSWMO LEGANES

PPP Center grants PDMF access to Iloilo

THREE projects in local government units, including Iloilo City, have been approved for Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) support, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said on Thursday. Officially...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno. BLOOMBERG

Structural reforms seen to fuel ‘A’ level credit rating bid

MANILA – A structural reform is seen to boost the Philippines’ chances of having an ‘A’ level credit rating within two years. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
Bricks made of volcanic ash are laid out outside a brick-making facility in Biñan, Laguna. REUTERS

Pinoys turn Taal’s ash, trash into bricks

ASH spewed by Taal is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country’s persistent problems of pollution and frequent...
Bureau of Customs seizes three boxes of forged Bureau of Internal Revenue stamps, five lines of cigarette making machines, six lines of packing machines, one filter making machine, a mixer, a dryer, and raw materials for the manufacture of counterfeit cigarettes. BOC

BOC seizes P1-B worth of fake cigs in Nueva Ecija raid

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated P1 billion worth of counterfeit cigarettes, as well as materials and machines used in their manufacture, during a warehouse raid...
Qatar National Bank (QNB) is putting South-East Asia as the focus of its expansion, the chief executive officer of the Middle East’s biggest lender said. Bloomberg

Mideast’s major lender eyes Southeast Asia to expand

QATAR national bank (QNB) is putting Southeast Asia as the focus of its expansion, the chief executive officer of the Middle East’s biggest lender...
Engiemar Tupas, officer-in-charge chief of Industry Development Division of DTI-Negros Occidental, says the micro, small and medium enterprises are provided with a package of assistance, and the agency’s service does not just end with business name registration. GABB ADVINCULA

NegOcc’s Negosyo Centers assist over 8-K MSMEs

OVER 8,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Occidental have availed assistance from various Negosyo Centers of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
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 kicks off 2020 with ‘anemic’ performance – analyst

“ANEMIC” was the word used by stock market technical analyst and stock broker Hernan Segovia to describe the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Composite Index since...
Six Provincial Environment and Natural Resources offices of Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Guimaras present their respective NGP accomplishments during the conference workshop on bamboo plantation and development for 2020 under the National Greening Program. DENR 6

DENR fortifies WV’s NGP projects

ILOILO City – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 recently conducted a conference and workshop on bamboo plantation and development for 2020...
DIOKNO. PNA

Taal eruption brings slight impact on inflation, GDP, agriculture – BSP

MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno said he had expected that the Taal eruption will have a limited impact on the domestic...
The House of Representatives will work with the Department of Trade and Industry to “swiftly” pass a measure to regulate shipping rates. AP

House, DTI partner to regulate PH shipping costs

LEGISLATORS are now looking at regulating shipping rates in the country and lowering costs for importers, in efforts to decrease prices of consumer goods. In a statement,...