Finance exec eyes positive outcome for 2020 nat’l budget
MANILA – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III is positive of a fresh
start in 2020 vis-à-vis the outcome of budget deliberations.
“Clearly, much improvement than the...
BSP maintains key policy rates
MANILA – Philippine monetary executives on Thursday maintained the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key policy rates, as they continue to see soft inflation
environment and...
3 men arrested in US for alleged $722-M cryptocurrency fraud
NEW YORK – Authorities in the United
States arrested three men in an alleged fraud that raised $722 million from
investors lured by fake bitcoin mining...
US, China near deal to suspend planned tariffs
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration
and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend
tariffs set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their...
Virtual Pag-IBIG launched to provide online service 24/7
Officials of Pag-IBIG Fund launched on Thursday (Dec. 12) the Virtual Pag-IBIG, an online portal of the agency’s services making its services available...
ADB maintains PH growth forecast
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its economic outlook for the Philippines this year and next year even after the economy...
Twitter backs ‘changing’ social media to uproot disinformation
SAN FRANCISCO –
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research with the goal of changing
the way information circulates on social media – with the aim...
Execs cut 2019 growth target to 6-6.5%
MANILA – Economic managers on Wednesday cut the range of growth target to
six to 6.5 percent this year, and 6.5 to 7.5 percent for...
YouTube bans ‘implied’ threats
SAN FRANCISCO –
YouTube broadened its anti-harassment policies to include a ban on “implied”
threats and insults based on race, gender identity or sexual orientation on
Wednesday.
“We...
SSS eases guidelines on receipt, processing of maternity benefit claims
THE state-run Social Security System
(SSS) had set additional guidelines on the receipt and processing of maternity
benefit claims following the ease of doing business and...