THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it expects full coverage nationwide for the fuel marking system within four months of the trial period beginning in February.

THE government is setting aside P3 billion from rice import tariffs to fund a one-time cash assistance program for rice farmers affected by the plunging price of palay, or unmilled rice.

TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said an aircraft maintenance and repair company, Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), should enjoy tax-free and duty-free spare parts imports under the proposed Comprehensive Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA).

AirAsia Philippines said Friday that it resumed its thrice-weekly flights service Clark to Kalibo and added more flights from Clark to Caticlan amid “increased demand” for flights to Boracay.

FORTY-SEVEN residents of Zamboanga sued officials of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for alleged graft in approving the investment management contract (IMC) between the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Zamcelco) and Crown Investment Holdings, Inc.

THE Social Security System (SSS) said Friday that it will no longer use checks to disburse benefits and will release payouts through accredited banks.

INFRASTRUCTURE and an enduring preference for cash are holding back the financial technology (fintech) industry in the Philippines, but the tide will turn when international firms decide that the market is ready, a Visa official said Thursday.

THE PESO rose further on Friday on the back of positive Brexit developments and a series of weak US data.

THE MAIN INDEX ended two straight days of gains on Friday, as reports on slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy weighed and investors took profits.

THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) has increased its overall lending program to the country to a “record” level up to 2022, with the biggest focus this time on infrastructure projects, the regional lender announced in a press briefing on Thursday.

THE COUNTRY’s electronics manufacturers expect to hit their conservative export growth target this year, the head of the industry group said in an interview on Thursday, banking on the seasonally strong period for sales this quarter.

FOREIGN portfolio investments -- also called “hot money” due to the ease by which these funds enter and leave the economy -- posted a net outflow for the second straight month in September, though by a smaller amount from the preceding month and a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thursday.