Phl manufacturing outperforms in Asean The Philippine manufacturing sector outperformed those of other Southeast Asian countries in May as it remains firmly in expansion territory during the month, according to the latest reading of the […]
Moody’s retains 6.5% Philippine growth forecast Debt watcher Moody’s Investors Services has retained the country’s economic growth forecast for this year despite the ongoing siege in Marawi City that paved the way for the declaration […]
Philippines manufacturing PMI rises to 54.3 in May The Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, rose to 54.3 in May from 53.3 in April. — Nikkei Asian Review SEC doubles minimum public ownership […]
‘Infra program at risk from stalled tax reform’ The envisioned golden age of infrastructure under the Duterte administration may end up becoming the “bronze age” even or “dark age” if Congress does not pass the […]
Philippine army says ‘in full control’ of Marawi Government forces have regained complete control of the city of Marawi and the clashes with the Islamic State-linked Maute group will soon come to an end, spokesman […]
Business as usual for Mindanao banks Philippine banks are business as usual despite the decision of President Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao early this week due to the attacks carried out by the […]
FDI seen to reach record $11 B The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expects foreign direct investments (FDI) to surge this year, eclipsing a record high forecast set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas […]
Market shrugs off Mindanao martial law Investors shrugged off President Duterte’s declaration of martial law as the stock market advanced to its fourth day winning streak yesterday. – The Philippine Star Business group expresses concern […]
Mindanao martial law to be “as harsh” as that of Marcos — Duterte Martial law in Mindanao would not be different from martial law during the time of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, President Duterte […]
Gov’t to fast-track Mindanao rail project The Duterte administration plans to fast-track the rollout of the P120-billion initial phase of the “high priority” Mindanao railway project that will connect the southern island’s major cities. – […]
NUJP slams gov’t news agency for uploading ‘fake news’ The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Monday criticized the government-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) for posting “fake news” that claims 95 out […]
Philippines’ Duterte bans smoking in public, and asks citizens to help President Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen a deadly campaign to eradicate drug use in the Philippines, has now ordered a strict public ban on […]