EFTA deal seen generating more investment
THE Department of Trade and Industry is expecting more inbound investment after the Senate on Monday ratified a trade deal with the four-country European...
Revisiting the privacy requirements
By Maria Ysidra May Y. Kintanar-Lopez
People, especially the youth, are said to measure their worth based on the number of likes that they get from their posts on social...
Perks for returning tech workers cleared by bicam
THE bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the proposed Balik-Scientist Act, which seeks to provide incentives for scientists and engineers of Filipino descent seeking...
US metals tariffs may lead to glut, benefiting PHL
THE Philippines, a steel importer, stands to benefit from a US plan to impose import duties on aluminum and steel because it may create...
Papua New Guinea rice-planting deal expected this week
THE Philippines will sign this week an agricultural agreement allowing Filipino companies to expand their rice planting operations in Papua New Guinea.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel...
‘Third player’ selection will not wait for liberalization bill — DICT
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will not wait for the passage of the law allowing for higher foreign investment in the...
Fuel marking scheme implementation seen in 2019
PLANS to implement a fuel marking scheme have been pushed back to next year, with the Department of Finance (DoF) yet to bid out...
Cruise ship arrivals surge in Jan. led by N. Luzon
TOURISTS arriving on cruise ships totaled 9,156 in January, up 1,952.82% year on year, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the Philippine Ports Authority...
PHL under pressure to diversify energy sources — BMI
DWINDLING supply from the Malampaya gas field and dormant exploration activity will make the Philippines more reliant on imports, BMI Research, a Fitch unit,...
Health, beauty market seen growing 8.2%
THE rise of the middle class is boosting the Philippine market for health and beauty products, GlobalData said in a report.
According to estimates contained...
DBM funds TRAIN cash transfers to mitigate inflation impact
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released funding for cash transfers provided under the tax reform law,...
BoI-approved projects surge to P131.6B as of Feb.
THE VALUE of projects approved by the Board of Investments (BoI) in the first two months of the year rose sharply to P131.6 billion,...