Pernia sees ‘business as usual’ even with martial law extension
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said he expects Mindanao to go about its business...
Investment deal with Taiwan to focus on agricultural ventures
THE Philippines’ representative mission in Taiwan expects to launch a bilateral investment agreement with its host government by December, with the aim of encouraging...
New Nestlé plant in Lipa expected to boost cassava purchasing, Agri dep’t says
THE Department of Agriculture is expecting cassava producers to be supported by the purchasing of Nestlé Philippines, Inc., which recently completed a protomalt processing...
PPA preparing to revise 2017 revenue forecast
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it ordered ports across the country to revisit their revenue targets for 2017.
In a statement, the PPA said...
DTI, DoLE to certify labor practices of textile firms tapping GSP+
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to sign a joint order with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) that will...
Remittances expected to bring rough balance to current account
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,
Senior Reporter
THE sustained strength in monthly remittances will keep the current account in a modest deficit this year, as the...
Cagayan de Oro urbanization rate may outpace Davao region’s — NEDA
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Cagayan de Oro City, the regional center of Northern Mindanao, may overtake Davao in terms of urbanization over the...
DBM to implement gov’t restructuring by 2019
THE BUDGET department said it aims to fully implement a restructuring in government by removing redundant functions by 2019.
Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said...
German firms to expand business process operations in Philippines, DTI says
THREE German companies are expanding their information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) operations in the Philippines in order to cater to the Asia-Pacific...
Review hopes to resolve issue of solar power generators locked out of FiT
THE review of the country’s feed-in-tariff (FiT) system by yearend will also cover the resolution of the “stranded” solar power capacity, the Department of...
Rice stocks fall over 20% — PSA
RICE inventories fell by over 20% as of June 1, while the corn sector managed to triple its stocks, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
Ilocos farmers won’t abandon tobacco despite Sin Tax — mayor
LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE -- Tobacco production is not expected to dwindle almost five years since the Sin Tax reforms became law, with the...