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...
Cebu Landmasters planning to boost landbank in key provinces in Visayas
CEBU LANDMASTERS, Inc. (CLI) is in talks to acquire more land in Cebu, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cagayan de Oro and Bohol, as the listed...
Unmasking Duterte
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
These days, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is turning out to be his own worst enemy.
He cannot keep himself from rambling on and on, revealing...
Forget casinos, Singapore’s Indian tourists are cruising
SINGAPORE -- When Indian architect Rahul Maini and his parents embarked on their first trip abroad in May, Singapore was their destination of choice.
But...
Malacañang: CHR officials may be ‘replaced’
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
MALACAÑANG ON Thursday sought to explain the administration’s plan to abolish two government agencies whose key functions run counter to...