BSP releases new 5-peso coin, introduces 20-peso coin
THE revamped five-peso coin would be
nonagon-shaped, while the new 20-peso coin would have two-toned bronze and
silver hues, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
Online Black Friday sales in US hit record $7.4 billion
NEW YORK – Online sales during Black
Friday in the United States (US) hit a record $7.4 billion this year, according
to data released Saturday by...
EU probes Google’s data collection
BRUSSELS – European Union (EU) antitrust
regulators are investigating Google’s collection of data, the European
Commission said Saturday, suggesting that the world’s most popular internet
search engine...
South Korea to suspend 25% of coal plants to fight pollution
SEOUL – South Korea will suspend up 25
percent of its coal-fired power plants in the next three months as it seeks to
tackle air pollution,...
Int’l court to PH gov’t: Pay P7.39B to Manila Water for denied rate hikes
MANILA– An international
court has ordered the Philippine government to pay P7.39 billion in
compensation to Manila Water for losses it incurred due to denied rate
increases...
BSP forecasts November inflation between 0.9-1.7%
MANILA – Philippine monetary officials forecast on domestic inflation for
November 2019 is between 0.9 to 1.7 percent. This range is higher than the
0.8-percent inflation...
Apple to examine Crimea map controversy
MOSCOW – Apple said on Saturday it was
going to “carefully” examine its controversial decision to show the annexed
Crimea peninsula as part of Russia on...
SEC eyes release of REIT law by early 2020
MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed
the final draft of the amendments to the implementing rules and regulations
(IRR) of the Real Estate...
‘Gov’t spending to help achieve GDP goal’
MANILA – The efforts of the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to meet their spending
program despite the budget...
Pag-IBIG Fund to raise savings rate in 2021
AFTER months of public consultations and getting the
support of both labor and employer groups, Pag-IBIG Fund will soon raise the
three decades-old P100 monthly savings...