Metrobank’s 2017 core income up 10%
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) reported a consolidated net income of P18.2 billion in 2017, up 10% on a core basis. Total resources...
ASEAN manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, January
THE PHILIPPINES lost out to Vietnam in January in terms of improvement of manufacturers’ business in seven members of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Clark airport terminal procurement deal signed
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the consortium of Megawide Construction Corp. and Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure Ltd. have signed the engineering, procurement,...
Cagayan economic zone addressing hotel shortage
THE Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is seeking to attract hotel developers in anticipation of an increase in visitors as the zone develops its...
Davao City government to review TRIAD agri-tourism area as possible economic zone
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City government will reassess the status of the 105-hectare Three Ridges Integrated Area Development (TRIAD), launched in 2012 as...
DoE puts Malaya power plant privatization on hold
THE Department of Energy (DoE) is putting on hold the privatization of the Malaya power plant in Rizal province until a study has been...
Exxon sees oil demand down 20% by 2040 or maybe it’ll be up
If climate change curbs live up to their promise, oil demand may fall 20% by 2040, Exxon Mobil Corp. says in one forward-looking report....
BPM: Innovating and transforming business
By Erwin D. De Arroz
Organizations continually aim to increase profits by reducing costs and increasing efficiency. This has been the mantra since the first wave of process improvement...
Nation at a Glance — (02/05/18)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
Philippine factories lose ASEAN helm to Vietnam
THE PHILIPPINES lost out to Vietnam in January in terms of improvement of manufacturers’ business in seven members of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Corporate regulator loses a commissioner
SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Blas James G. Viterbo has resigned for health reasons, the SEC spokesperson said on Friday, cutting his seven-year...
DoF open to lower VAT rate if exemptions eliminated
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it is possible to cut value-added tax (VAT) rates if the reduction is accompanied by the removal of...