Gov’t borrowing falls over 17% in February
GOVERNMENT borrowing was P108.87 billion in February, down 17.67% year on year, after the reduced issue of Treasury bonds (T-bonds) and a net repayment...
Operation Zero: the call for economic liberation
By Christian G. Lauron
(First of two parts)
What is the value of P1,500? Of P3,000? For “Raf” of Sta. Cruz, Marinduque, it was the means by which his...
Palace issues memorandum on monitoring labor-only contracting
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
MALACAÑANG on Friday ordered a crackdown on labor-only contracting as it directed Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III to submit a...
Industry revenue growth rises 8.9% in Q4 2017
By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher
COMPANY revenues grew faster in the fourth quarter as stronger sales were reported across key industries, the government reported...
DAR to hold on-site evaluation of Boracay
AGRICULTURAL land in Boracay with an estimated total of four hectares will be assessed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) ahead of the...
DENR orders 75 business owners to demolish illegal structures in Coron
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo, Reporter
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in a statement on Friday, April 20, said it has ordered...
Business groups take stand to open jobs to K-to-12 graduates
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
WITH 600,000 senior high school graduates expected to enter the workforce this year, business groups on Friday assured K-to-12 graduates that...
Dominguez wants ‘all elements in place’ for telco 3rd player
FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III sounded a note of caution over the process of admitting a “third player” into the telecommunications industry, saying...
TransCo withdraws bid to interconnect power grids
NATIONAL Transmission Corp. (TransCo) will no longer vie to control the project to control the interconnection of the Visayas and Mindanao power transmission grids...
British meat industry eager to regain PHL beef market
MEAT exporters from the UK are on a trade mission to forge partnerships with Filipino importers with the goal of bringing back high-end UK...
GOCC subsidies fall over 8% in Feb.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT to state-owned firms in February fell year on year, but surged month on month, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported.
The national...
41% undecided, 35% not open to hiring K-to-12 grads — poll
By Denise A. Valdez
K-TO-12 GRADUATES are expected to be on the losing end of the employment market, according to a job website which cited...