MiCab secures LTFRB accreditation
THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it has accredited a Filipino-owned transport network company (TNC) MiCab Systems Corp., which is seen...
Loan rules for SPEs to widen credit access
UNIONBANK of the Philippines welcomed the move of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to ease rules on the lending ceiling imposed on banks...
SWS survey points to 1st quarter unemployment rising to 23.9%
JOBLESSNESS in the first quarter of 2018 rose to 23.9%, from 15.7% in the three months to December, according to the polling firm Social...
Number portability attractive to ‘3rd player’ — DICT
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it believes mobile number portability, adjustments to foreign ownership rules, open...
DoF warns cigarette smuggling may be helping finance terrorism
THE RISE in cigarette smuggling in the face of higher tobacco taxes imposed at the start of the year may be helping finance terrorism,...
Nomura sees oil prices pressuring trade, current account deficits
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
A SUSTAINED pickup in world crude prices will likely trigger a wider current account deficit for the Philippines and...
SEC makes shareholder vote mandatory for auditor changes
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a memorandum circular ordering all publicly listed companies (PLCs) to obtain shareholder approval for every change...
MGen opposes Swiss challenge for pending power deals
MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen) said the Energy secretary’s proposal to subject the company’s power supply agreement (PSA) to a Swiss challenge runs counter to...
DAR to award land titles in Quezon province
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will be distributing land titles to around 386 farmers in Mulanay, Quezon province today.
Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and...
Urban agriculture bill filed in House
A HOUSE Bill (HB) seeking to include urban agriculture and vertical farming to the school curriculum has been filed in anticipation of food shortages...
Senate panel files report on Dengvaxia
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
THE SENATE blue-ribbon committee filed on Monday its committee report on the investigation into the Dengvaxia controversy as majority of its...