THE National Government borrowed P3.048 trillion in the first 11 months of the year, already exceeding the P3-trillion full-year target, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) appear on track to collect up to P241 billion by year end, after exceeding the full-year collection target of P193 billion as of end-September.

THE Philippine government is seeking a $200-million loan (P9.6 billion) from the World Bank to fund programs that will strengthen the financial sector and widen financial inclusion in the country, a document from the multilateral lender showed.

THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) denied for lack of merit the motion for reconsideration of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. over the denial of its alleged tax liabilities of P1.3 billion for 2009.

THE CLOSED fishing season declared over the Visayan Sea and the Zamboanga Peninsula will be more adequately enforced once the rules on sardine management and vessel monitoring are implemented, environmental non-government organization (NGO) Oceana said.

YOU’VE got a problem in your hands if Superstar Nora Aunor can’t quite get you to focus on a movie.

THIS has been a year like no other.

THE PHILIPPINES ranked 110th out of 139 countries in mobile internet speeds in November, according to the Speedtest Global Index run by American internet testing and analysis firm Ookla.

GUANGZHOU — China is expected to import more than 100 million tons of soybeans in 2020, a record high, said an executive with leading state-owned grains trader COFCO on Tuesday, as rebuilding of the country’s huge hog herd boosts demand for the protein.

AND SO it is upon us: the last breath of 2020.

CHRISTIAN ACUNA may have helmed Magikland, but for all intents and purposes, the fantasy-adventure film was a Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes film, harkening back to more than two decades ago when Magic Temple premiered at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 1996, winning 14 of the festival’s prizes.

PLDT, Inc. expects the biggest percentage of revenue increases to come from the home broadband market next year.