Waste-to-energy project in Davao to generate 12 megawatts
DAVAO CITY is planning to build a waste-to-energy facility that can produce around 12 megawatts (MW) of electricity once completed over the next four...
Which way to grow?
By Jane Carol U. Chiu
In the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic Prospects report, the Philippines was expected to post a steady 6.7% growth this year and in...
Camp Aguinaldo, military hospital redevelopment to fund pension reform
PENSION reform for the uniformed services will be funded in part by joint ventures to redevelop parts of Camp Aguinaldo and two major military...
NFA to conduct open tender for 250,000 MT rice shipment
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said that it is preparing for an open tender to select suppliers for a pre-approved shipment of 250,000 metric...
DTI says tax reform impact minor as mispricing incidents rise
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said tax reform is being used by vendors as a pretext to raise prices beyond authorized levels,...
Domestic trade volume rises in Q4, value declines
THE volume of domestic trade in goods rose in the fourth quarter of 2017 but declined in terms of value, the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Gov’t debt rises at end-Feb on foreign loans, weak peso
THE NATIONAL government’s outstanding debt rose in February as foreign loans increased while the peso depreciated, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
Total debt...
EFTA trade deal ratification notice filed with WTO
SENATOR Loren B. Legarda formally submitted notice of the Philippine ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the four-country European Free Trade Association...
Pimentel backs two-month Boracay closure
SENATE President Aquilino L. Pimentel III supports a two-month closure of Boracay to the one-year period recommended by the Department of Environment and Natural...
Peso expected to weaken vs dollar to ₱53 by Sept. — ANZ
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE PESO could breach the P53 level against the dollar later this year given the central bank’s reluctance to...
Congress expected to meet 2018 tax reform timetable
THE Department of Finance (DoF) is confident that Congress can meet the department’s timetable for approving four more tax reform packages within 2018, following...
DoE devolves bureau functions to regions
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it devolved the functions of the bureaus in the central office to its three field offices in Luzon,...