Pernia: Q2 GDP growth likely better than 1st quarter but slower than a year...
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
Reporter
SECOND-QUARTER gross domestic product (GDP) growth likely raced faster than the first three months’ pace on the back of continued...
June money supply growth fastest in a year
MORE MONEY circulated in the economy in June -- fueled by rising bank lending -- to post the fastest climb in a year, the...
Duterte suspends GOCCs’ compensation scheme
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has issued an order suspending some provisions in the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) for government-owned and controlled corporations...
Power costs may have pulled down July inflation — DoF
LOWER POWER costs last month as well as steady food prices likely tempered the rise in prices of widely used goods in July, the...
PAGCOR first-half gaming revenue up by 8.4%
STATE-RUN gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said its gaming revenue rose 8.4% year on year in the first half, as a...
Demand for ‘sexiest job’ growing among companies
By Jose Bimbo F. Santos,Bloomberg TV Philippines
THERE IS NOW a growing universe of data than most institutions could make sense of, with companies now raring to address the deficit between...
Banks extend more loans to small businesses
BANKS extended more loans to small businesses during the first quarter, latest data showed, with the central bank pushing lenders to offer more digital...
Price hikes expected to have picked up in July
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
INFLATION likely picked up slightly in July on the back of higher prices of food, electricity, and fuel, analysts...
Mayor tagged as narco-politician killed in raid
A MAYOR named among those involved in the narcotics trade was shot dead in a police raid at his home Sunday, authorities said, the...
Gov’t auctions to be limited to single rebidding — NEDA
THE GOVERNMENT will only allow a maximum of one rebidding in the procurement process, and will shorten the bidding period in public-private partnership (PPP)...
MICC to review mining taxation scheme after Duterte’s SONA targets industry
THE MULTI-AGENCY Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) will study the rationalization of taxation for the mining industry, following President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s threat to...
Rates of Treasury bills seen sideways after FOMC meet
YIELDS on Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer today are expected to move sideways across the board as investors turn cautious ahead of the US...