THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (AFP) to ensure that the upcoming plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) Ratification will be peaceful.

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct a preliminary investigation on the surge in imports of ceramic floor and wall tiles after domestic manufacturers said these excessive shipments are hurting the local market.

THE INITIAL STAGES of the National Cyber Intelligence Platform (NICP) are expected to be launched this January, according to an advisor of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’s fiscal deficit grew more than fourfold in November as expenditure growth continued to outpace revenue increase, driving the year-to-date gap closer to 2018’s full-year program, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on Thursday.

THE UNITED STATES Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a travel advisory for the Philippines, citing insufficient security at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

PHILIPPINE COMPANIES are expected to raise around P 200 billion ($3.8 billion) through bond issues next year to fund expansion plans and debt payments, the country’s bond market operator said on Thursday.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) and Cebu Pacific are looking to launch new routes next year as both airlines expand their fleet.

THE labor department said the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) will remain the Philippines’ top job generator until 2022.

MANILA WATER Co., Inc. said on Thursday that it had received the notice of award from the Calbayog City Water District (CCWD) to manage the area’s water and wastewater systems under a 25-year contract.

EMBATTLED JAPANESE gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada seeks to overturn the Department of Justice (DoJ)’s resolution indicting him and a former associate of estafa, questioning the department’s supposedly erroneous findings on the case filed by Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. (TRLEI).

THE Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA) is preparing for greater automation in the workplace by conducting an inventory of employers next year to survey how extensively they have adopted new processes.

DEMAND for term deposits thinned this week, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) even rejecting some offers as banks asked for higher yields than usual.