RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) has launched basic deposit accounts (BDA), offering a cheaper and simpler way to access financial services in line with the government’s inclusion push.

FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the government will proceed immediately with the fifth round of adjustments to public servants’ salaries under the Salary Standardization Law, adding that the Department of Finance (DoF) will file legislation soon instead of observing the usual interval between adjustments.

On 27 July 2018, the Honorable Secretary of Labor and Employment Silvestre H. Bello signed Department Order No. 195, Series 2018 (“D.O. 195-18”), entitled “RULE AMENDING SECTION 10 OF RULE VIII OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LABOR CODE ON WAGE DEDUCTION.”

EMPATHY is now a major skill needed in growing an innovation mindset in an organization as it helps business leaders come up with better solutions, Google LLC’s Chief Innovation Evangelist Frederik G. Pferdt said.

LABOR SECRETARY Silvestre H. Bello III said that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the newly enacted law that extends maternity leave may be issued by May.

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors to avoid putting their money in Royal O Financial Consultancy Services, which has solicited investments...

BIG Philippine money managers are cautiously plowing back money into the nation’s equities, seeing cheapened valuations as an opportunity they have been waiting for, although the market has yet to bottom out.

By Jose Bimbo F. Santos, Bloomberg Philippines MANILA — Two years after a hot debut at the stock exchange, Xurpas stocks have continued to slide recently....

THE PHILIPPINES continued to roll in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games, breaching the 100-medal mark just four days into the competition.

In two weeks, the Philippine electorate will cast its vote for 12 senators, the entire cast of the House of Representatives as well as all provincial, city and municipal officials. For those unhappy with the status quo, this is your chance to elect better leaders. After all, the laws and policies put in motion in the next three years will have a ripple effect that will traverse generations. This is why we all need to be circumspect about our selection.

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) must cut down its widebody fleet to help it reduce low-yielding routes from its long haul operations, particularly to Europe and North America, an aviation think tank said.

GRADE 12 STUDENTS in non-science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) tracks will now be permitted to apply for the government’s science and technology (S&T) scholarships.