BoI ahead of the pace on 2017 investment target

THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it expects registered investments to be worth P290 billion in the seven months to July, or nearly 60%...

Debt service payments rise over 207% in May

PAYMENTS to service government debt rose 207.51% year on year in May, driven by an increase in principal settlements on domestic obligations, the Treasury...

Trusting third parties: Securing your enterprise ecosystem

Suits The C-Suite By Alvin G. Manuel The level of interconnection in today’s digital ecosystem has created tremendous opportunities for organizations to work together by extending...

Gov’t debt may top P7 trillion in 2018 amid infra push

THE GOVERNMENT’S outstanding debt may breach the P7 trillion mark next year, according to the Treasury bureau. Amid preparations for the Budget Expenditures and Sources...

DBM sees signs of spending pickup despite fall in cash usage ratio

THE CASH utilization rate of government agencies slowed at the midyear mark, though the Budget department said it is seeing indications of a spending...

TransCo seeking AIIB, World Bank loans to cover backlog in FiT payments

NATIONAL Transmission Corp. (TransCo) has approached multilateral lending institutions Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and World Bank for a loan of between P15 billion...

NFA Council says 11 express interest in July rice auction

ELEVEN exporters, mostly from Vietnam and Thailand, have expressed interest to participate in the government auction for the tax-free importation of 250,000 tons of...

WB, ADB may provide Marawi rehab assistance

TWO MULTILATERAL institutions may collaborate in pooling assistance grants for the rehabilitation of Marawi City, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said. Mr. Pernia...

SN Power, Aboitiz JV’s Magat hydro project seen completed by November

SN ABOITIZ Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) is on track to finish its 8.5-megawatt (MW) run-of-river hydro-power facility in Ramon, Isabela in November, well within the...

Caraga, Zamboanga regions top study for vulnerable families

ABOUT FOUR in every 10 Filipino households has experienced poverty at least once in the previous three years, with two Mindanao regions leading the...

DoE weighs offers from 5 countries for LNG plant

By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor THE Department of Energy (DoE) has listed five countries that have shown “great interest” in participating in the government’s plan...

New oil and coal contracting round to cover 4.8-M ha. prospecting area

A NEW contracting round is in the works for petroleum and coal, the Department of Energy (DoE) said on Wednesday, in a move that...