PLDT plans court challenge if Konektadong Pinoy is signed
PLDT Inc. said it will mount a court challenge to the Konektadong Pinoy bill if it is signed into law.
“We are hoping that it...
SSS joins Maharlika fund in ruling out investments in online gambling firms
THE Social Security System (SSS) said it holds no shares of online gambling firms and has no plans to add such shares going forward.
“SSS...
PEZA to exempt admin workers from WFH cap
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it plans to exempt administrative workers from the cap on work-from-home (WFH) jobs in economic zones (ecozones).
“Those...
DA pushing for rice tariffication law amendment before March harvest
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it would like the Rice Tariffication Law to be amended by the harvest in March, and is hoping...
India state visit yields 18 business agreements
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said 18 agreements were signed at a business forum in India last week, involving the Bases Conversion...
Value of gold, copper, nickel, chromite reserves rises 4.6%
CLASS A gold, copper, nickel, and chromite reserves were valued at P481.45 billion in 2024, up 4.6%, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in...
PPP Center outlines rules for seeking opinions on PPP Code
THE Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said it set guidelines for seeking the regulator’s opinion regarding the proper interpretation of the PPP Code.
The so-called non-policy...
LTFRB reviewing P2 PUJ fare hike petition
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it is currently studying a petition seeking a P2 provisional fare increase for public utility...
Bargain hunting, US-China truce lift PHL shares
PHILIPPINE STOCKS inched up on Tuesday to snap their three-day losing streak as investors searched for bargains and amid the 90-day extension of the...
Meta 2 Tbps allocation seen boosting connectivity of remote communities
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said they expect the bandwidth allocation from Meta...
NCR building materials prices retreat in July
THE wholesale price of construction materials in Metro Manila contracted to a nearly 16-year low in July, with concrete products driving the decline, the Philippine Statistics...
Philippine military to plan next move after latest flare-up in Scarborough
THE PHILIPPINE military will hold a strategic conference to plan its next moves in the South China Sea, after a Chinese coast guard vessel and navy warship attempted to ram a Philippine boat near Scarborough Shoal, Manila’s top general said on Tuesday.