Golden Haven’s first quarter earnings up 24%
GOLDEN Haven Memorial Park, Inc. grew earnings by nearly a fourth in the first six months of the year, sustaining a double-digit expansion since...
Filipino archers absorb heartbreaking end to compound event bid
THE Philippines missed out on a chance to bag a gold medal in the compound event in archery at the 29th Southeast Asian Games...
Stocks drop as jitters spark profit-taking
By Krista Angela M. Montealegre, National Correspondent
LOCAL stocks ended a four-session winning streak, but stayed above the 8,000 level at the close of the...
Peso sinks to fresh trough on dollar demand, geopolitical concerns
THE PESO finished the week at a new low against the dollar on the back of strong corporate demand, with zero signs of intervention...
MCC upholds Philippines’ eligibility for aid
THE PHILIPPINES’ eligibility to receive grants from the United States through the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) has been upheld, a move welcomed by Finance...
Q2 growth brings 2017 goal within reach
By Jochebed B. Gonzales
Researcher
and Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE PHILIPPINE economy grew by 6.5% last quarter on the back of increased household and government...
July ‘hot money’ net inflows biggest in six months — BSP
MORE foreign capital entered the Philippines in July to post the biggest net inflow in six months, the central bank reported yesterday.
Foreign portfolio investments,...
Global economy chugs forward as laggards look to become locomotives
WASHINGTON -- The world economy looks well on its way to a year of faster, firmer growth after rising at its most rapid pace...
Assault on the future
By Luis V. Teodoro
Does anyone still believe that every government bureaucrat, or, for that matter, everyone in the private sector, or your average gossip-prone neighbor, can keep...
Constitutional amendments needed to boost FDI
THE GOVERNMENT needs to amend the constitution to open up industries currently restricted from foreign participation, to unleash the economy’s full growth potential, economists...
Software firm, Philippine banks in talks for cloud-based technology use
INTERNATIONAL software company Oradian is currently in talks with several Philippine banks for partnerships on the foreign firm’s cloud-based technology to be used in...
Mondelez calls P10/liter sugar tax ‘unfair’
SNACK COMPANY Mondelez has expressed “serious concerns” about the government’s proposed P10 per liter tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, calling the proposal premature and unfair.
“As...