WHILE the economy is not as vulnerable to shocks compared to 10 to 20 years ago, the government cannot resort to making reckless decisions to respond to shocks, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
THE Philippines has formally launched its maiden offering of benchmark-sized Islamic bonds or Sukuk bonds with a minimum target of raising $500 million.
As the cost of dying has become a burden akin to the challenges of living, the House Committee on Trade and Industry approved a measure aimed at ensuring access to affordable caskets and funeral services for grieving families.
The Philippines has slapped a temporary ban on poultry products from two states in the United States of America due to bird flu outbreaks.
A mixed round of fuel price adjustment takes effect this week, oil companies announced Monday.
The Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC) called on the national government to declare Marinduque a mining-free zone and remove the island province in the Mimaropa region from the list of priority mining areas.
The country’s power supply could be “tight” in the summer of 2024 amid higher demand and the lack of new power sources.
The leader of the House of Representatives warned traders on Monday against exploiting the Christmas season to inflate prices.
It’s hard to read any media without running into a new story about different kinds of corruption, collusion, and rule breaking. Whether or not the stories we read are true, organizations caught up in them often lose credibility.
ATTAINING the country’s growth targets will cost Filipinos either through higher taxes or more debts, as reaching a growth of 6 percent or better may lead to higher deficits, according to a New York-based think tank.
THE third round of the green energy auction (GEA-3) would be moved to early next year as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has yet to finalize the pricing mechanism for geothermal and pumped storage hydropower.
MONKAYO, Davao de Oro—The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) continues to advance financial inclusion in the country with the opening of its newest branch in the first-class town of Monkayo in the province of Davao de Oro.
THE Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines (EcoWaste Coalition) is warning the public to avoid buying unsafe Christmas lights.
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said over the weekend it recorded a “slight increase” in foreign containers handled at end-October, thanks to “higher exports and imports.”
A delegation of 16 Philippine businesses engaged in food and beverages at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) secured $1.1 billion in overall sales in 2023, surpassing the $655-million sales booked last year, according to the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (Citem), the export promotions arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The Philippines is not on the radar of foreign investors leaving China as they prefer to transfer to countries where regulations are “more predictable,” according to the United Kingdom’s top diplomat in Manila.
Business leaders have called the attention of the national government to the “hidden cost” of doing business down to the community level.
The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) has approved the daily minimum wage hike of P40 for workers “across all sectors” in Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental), Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (MIMAROPA) region.
The national government could eliminate the need to raise taxes by opting for land reclamation as a means of generating revenues, according to House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda.
EMERGING technologies have the potential to generate as much as “a million jobs” in the next five years, if the country navigates the space skillfully, a ranking government official said.
The number of residential building constructions nationwide contracted 24.8 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
A LAWMAKER has proposed that the revival of the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Bicol Express rail line be included on the list of 80 high-impact infrastructure projects that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has identified for financing through the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF).
METRO Pacific-DMCI-Marubeni-led Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) has invested more than P240 billion in service enhancement projects from 2007 to 2023, to improve services and expand distribution coverage in the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area.
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to partially revise the guidelines for the Social Development and Management Programs (SDMP) to ensure lasting benefits for host communities beyond the life of the mines.
ILOILO CITY—The government science and technology sector has spread out wider to the regions to establish more and better support facilities for startup businesses and in search of more investible solutions to the many challenges in society.
OFFICIALS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) conveyed a positive outlook on the development of micro modular reactors (MMR) in the Philippines.
Again, impunity! Just days after the observance of the International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against journalists, the impunity was again manifested in the Philippines. A popular radio commentator died in a daring gun attack (which is still investigated!) Is it??
MABALACAT, PAMPANGA—Clark is on its way to becoming the capital of two-wheel racing events in the country, while pushing further adventure tourism in Central Luzon.
DAVAO CITY—The Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. announced a reduction in electricity rate this month due to lower supply price in the spot market, including coal.
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