PPA in turf dispute with BoC on abandoned cargo policy

THE Bureau of Customs’ (BoC) proposed administrative order seeking to put up temporary storage for overstaying and abandoned cargo diminishes the jurisdiction of the...

PEZA says 73,043 jobs created under new government

DIRECTOR-GENERAL Charito B. Plaza said the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved a total of P268.364 billion worth of proposed investments during the first...

Farmers, fishermen are PHL’s poorest

FARMERS, fishermen and children made up the poorest sectors in the Philippines in 2015, but poverty incidence decreased across all sectors, according to a...

Tax relief from losses

Let’s Talk Tax -- By Nikkolai F. Canceran Last month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially announced the start of the...

MGB inventorying watersheds to ‘harmonize’ protection efforts

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said it will inventory the country’s water resources, specifically watersheds where miners are active. “We can only protect it...

DoF says warnings of overheating farfetched

THE Finance department said macroeconomic fundamentals remain sound and that the risk of the economy overheating, flagged by debt rating agencies, remains farfetched. Moody’s Investor...

Visayan Electric touts need for ‘balanced’ power generation

RELIABLE and competitively-priced electricity remains dependent on a “balanced mix” of generation sources, including fossil fuel, said a top official of the country’s second-largest...

All well for world economy at midyear — up to a point

LONDON -- So strong is the belief in the growth momentum of the global economy as it enters the second half of 2017, the...

Duck exporter losing out to Thailand, cites need for gov’t certification deals

DAVAO CITY -- Maharlika Agro-Marine Venture Corp. said it has lost its Japanese clients for Peking duck to competition from Thailand, and is struggling...

Sharing is thriving

Suits The C-Suite -- By J. Carlitos G. Cruz One of the greatest business disruptors in recent years has arguably been the rise and exponential...

Net external liabilities fall in Q1, BSP says

THE COUNTRY'S net external liability position declined in the first quarter of 2017 despite persistent volatility on global markets, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...