DENR chief warns Boracay establishments not connected to sewer lines
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) called for the local government unit in Aklan to strictly enforce the legislation that requires both...
Stocks rebound as rate hike concerns ease
Local equities bounced back on Monday, March 12, tracking the positive developments seen in global markets as fears on interest rate hikes started to...
Peso trades sideways amid cautious market
The peso inched lower against the dollar on Monday, March 12, as market players took caution on the possible interest rate hikes coming from...
DoJ drops drug charges vs Peter Lim, other suspected narco personalities
The Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lord Peter Go Lim, confessed drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, convicted drug lord Peter Co and...
Rollback for fuel prices tomorrow
Oil companies are rolling back the price of petroleum products this week after two straight weeks of increases.
Gasoline will be reduced by P0.35 per...
FDIs hit record high in 2017, surpass BSP forecast
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines hit a record high in 2017, breaching the central bank's forecast by a fourth.
FDIs totaled $10.05 billion...
Stocks in Asia rally after US jobs; yen in focus
Asian stocks gained as trade-war concerns took a backseat to economic optimism following a U.S. jobs report Friday that showed the American economy continued...
Philippine judges, court employees call on top justice to resign
A group of judges and four court employees' organizations called on Monday for the Philippines' chief justice to step down and make a "sacrifice"...
Ayala boosts 2018 capex to P249 billion
The Ayala group is expanding its capital expenditure budget by nearly half to support the expansion of its business units after growing profits for...
SWS poll: 53% of Filipinos support divorce
An average 53% of adult Filipinos nationwide support the legalization of divorce, the results of a poll by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) have...
New law grants PNP chief, CIDG power to issue subpoenas
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have now the power to issue subpoenas under Republic Act (RA)...
Philippines seeks ‘terrorist’ tag for 600 alleged communist guerrillas
A U.N. special rapporteur, a former Philippine lawmaker and four former Catholic priests are among more than 600 alleged communist guerrillas the Philippines wants...