Labor dep’t employment listings to highlight ‘green’ jobs
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION jobs have been included in the Department of Labor and Employment’s career information system targeted for launch online early next year, a Labor official said Saturday.
Peso up on ‘hot money’ data
THE PESO strengthened slightly versus the dollar on Thursday following the release of data showing net hot money inflows in October.
PSEi sinks below 7,000 mark as market corrects
LOCAL SHARES closed lower on Thursday, ending below the 7,000 mark, as investors continued to pocket gains and as global markets weakened overnight.
Senate approves P4.5-T budget for next year
THE SENATE on Thursday passed on final reading the P4.5-trillion national budget for next year, which lawmakers said would boost government response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sanofi eyes 1.4B doses of coronavirus vaccines
SANOFI PASTEUR is seeking to produce as many as 1.4 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by the end of next year as part of a plan to boost its manufacturing capacity to meet global demand, a company official said.
Ex-President Arroyo named Duterte adviser
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser for projects at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga province.
DA releases new agri goods SRP list for Metro Manila
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has announced a new suggested retail price (SRP) list for agricultural products sold in wet markets across Metro Manila in line with the declaration of a Luzon-wide state of calamity following the recent series of typhoons.
Gov’t scales back domestic bond program to P120B in Dec.
THE government plans to borrow P120 billion from domestic lenders in December, less than the P140 billion targeted for this month.
Retail price growth of construction materials in NCR accelerates
RETAIL price growth of construction materials in Metro Manila accelerated to its highest level in nearly two years in October, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Palay farmgate price declines 0.4% in last week of October
THE AVERAGE farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, fell 0.4% week-on-week to P15.36 per kilogram in the fourth week of October, with the price down 1.4% year-on-year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
Domestic trade falls 60.1% by value in third quarter
DOMESTIC TRADE declined 60.1% year-on-year by value to P91.19 billion in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday, citing preliminary data.
PSEi tests support level on extended profit taking
STOCKS CONTINUED to decline on Wednesday as investors kept taking profits and preferred markets that are expected to beat others in getting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.