Wilcon gives holiday cheer to children in PGH
THIS
season of giving, the country’s leading home improvement and construction
supply retailer, Wilcon Depot, extends financial support to The Philippine
General Hospital (PGH) Department of Pediatrics...
Christmas parties are distinctly merry at Richmonde Hotel Iloilo
CUE the bells and make some joyful noise
because the most wonderful time of the year is here!
Celebrate your holly jolly Christmas
get-togethers at Richmonde...
Market vendors report low demand ahead of holidays
“DAW indi Christmas.”
This is one of the many complaints from market vendors all
over Iloilo City.
Despite the holidays, fish, meat and vegetable vendors
report a...
PSEi ends year on ‘so-so’ note
THE Philippine Stock Exchange index ended the week above
7,700 points, which is neither good nor bad relative to the worst case scenario.
According to technical...
Economic execs OK 12 projects for NEDA nod
MANILA – Economic managers on Friday approved for endorsement to the
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board a total of 12 infrastructure
projects worth P626.11 billion.
These...
Biz sentiment up in Q4, consumers less upbeat
MANILA – Optimism among Filipino businessmen rose in the fourth quarter of
2019 due to the holiday and the harvest seasons, but consumer confidence
slipped due...
Finance exec hopeful for below-target UHC req’t
MANILA – Finance secretary
Carlos Dominguez is hopeful that actual needs for the government’s universal
health care (UHC) program will not exceed estimates, citing possible gains...
Advent around the world: Hua Siong’s festive Christmas Village circles the globe
ILOILO City – From Hong Kong to
Mexico to Sierra Leone, Christmas trees are the quintessential Yuletide symbol,
instantly recognizable whatever one’s culture or customs may...
Massive debt wave could crash on developing countries – World Bank
WASHINGTON – A wave of debt in emerging
and developing nations has grown faster and larger than in any period of the
last five decades and...
‘Doing business’ ranking improves, PH eyes more funding from World Bank
MANILA – Improvement of the Philippines’ ranking in World Bank’s (WB) 2020
Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Report from 124th place to 95th paved the...