Government issues tender for 250,000 tons of imported rice THE STATE grains buyer issued on Thursday an international tender to buy 250,000 tons of 25% broken long grain white rice, rushing to boost thinning government […]
P800 M needed to rebuild 15 Marawi schools – Briones Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said it will cost around P800 million to rebuild 15 Marawi City schools affected by the clash between […]
Duterte approves P3.767-T budget for 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the P3.767-trillion budget for 2018, as he prepared to implement a massive infrastructure overhaul, one of his economic managers said Tuesday. — ABS-CBN Duterte’s […]
Factory growth slips, still ASEAN’s best IMPROVEMENT of factory activity in the Philippines slowed at the end of the second quarter, but still “signaled another strong expansion in June” that kept the country in Southeast […]
Cigarettes more affordable despite ‘sin tax’ law Bobby Falible was only 17 years old and a high school drop out doing farming jobs in Romblon when he started smoking, a habit he picked up from […]
Mindanao conflict pushing Duterte back into US orbit As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte enters his second year in office, he is confronting his greatest political challenge. For the past month, a legion of Islamic State-affiliated […]
PH keeps Tier 1 ranking in human trafficking The Philippines has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the US State Department’s 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPR) after fully meeting the minimum standard for the […]
Moody’s keeps PHL grade but flags risks MOODY’s Investors Service kept its rating on the Philippines yesterday, even as it flagged local political developments and potential overheating risks that could weigh on the economy’s otherwise […]
PH ranks 6th in S&T dev’t among ASEAN states Among the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines ranked number six in Science and Technology (S&T) development amid continuing government […]
BSP to seek qualified banks deal with Singapore THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will be working on a possible bilateral agreement with the Singapore central bank that would allow qualified banks to operate subsidiaries […]
SEC approves FLI unit’s P6-billion bond offering THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the application of Cyberzone Properties, Inc. to float up to P6 billion worth of bonds to finance its ongoing developments. […]
Philippines To Host Asean Youth Conference 2017 Pampanga, in Central Luzon the Philippines, is to host the inaugural Asean Youth Conference between November 10-13 as part of Asean’s 50th anniversary celebrations. — AEC News Today […]