BoI pitches green metals investments to US, Canadian, Australian companies

THE Board of Investments (BoI) said on Monday that it has invited US, Canadian, and Australian firms to invest in Philippine green metals and...

Inflation uptick may delay rate cuts

A POTENTIAL uptick in inflation over the next few months could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to delay its rate easing cycle, analysts said.

New taxes ‘last resort’ — Recto

THE Finance department may not introduce any new tax proposals under the Marcos administration, but will instead focus on improving tax collection efficiency, its...

DoE sees yellow alert in April, May

THE Luzon grid may potentially experience yellow alerts in April and May as the operations of several hydroelectric power plants have been affected by the El Niño weather event, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).

Gross borrowings slump in Jan.

THE National Government’s (NG) gross borrowings slumped by nearly half to P203.151 billion in January, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. Data from the...

Shares to move sideways amid lack of catalysts

PHILIPPINE SHARES could move sideways this shortened trading week amid cautious sentiment and a lack of catalysts. On Friday, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index...

Peso may be range-bound before PCE, Powell speech

THE PESO could trade sideways against the dollar this week ahead of the release of February US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index data...

EU, US tech tie-ups eyed for lab-sized wafer fab

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that it is looking for international technical partners for its plan to build a lab-sized wafer...

‘Buy local’ procurement questioned by industry

BUSINESS GROUPS at the weekend asked Congress to revisit the domestic-supplier preference rules in the proposed New Government Procurement Act, saying the practice could...

SC rules dam water excluded from tax on national wealth

THE Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that dam water no longer fits the definition of natural resources and cannot be subject to the tax...

GOCC regulator to submit revised charter proposals within the year 

THE Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) said its proposal to revise its charter is still being worked on and should be submitted to Congress...

20 PPP projects up for ICC approval 

ABOUT 20 public-private partnership (PPP) projects under the government’s flagship infrastructure program are expected to be submitted to the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment...