OFW remittances recover in May
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
REMITTANCES from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) recovered in May, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced yesterday, staying on...
Ang acquiring Prieto interest in Inquirer
By Krista A. M. Montealegre
National Correspondent
BILLIONAIRE Ramon S. Ang is set to take over the Inquirer Group of Companies after the Prieto family decided...
August listing targeted by Chelsea Logistics
CHELSEA Logistics Corp. (CLC) plans to list its shares on the main board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) by Aug. 8, should it...
Take two for Bangsamoro peace course as battle for Marawi nears two months
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday formally received the new draft of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that is...
LEDAC lists 13 bills as ‘urgent’
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
THE CORE committee of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) has endorsed 13 bills -- including a tariff on rice...
Dismissal of wage hike plea sought as board review nearing its end
THE LARGEST group of private employers in the Philippines has formally asked Metro Manila’s wage board to junk a string of petitions seeking an...
Farm output likely grew 5% in Q2 — Agri chief
FARM OUTPUT growth for the second quarter likely matched the first quarter’s pace to remain supportive of the economy during the period, the country’s...
Bulls are back as Yellen spurs EM stock surge
LONDON -- Stocks in developing nations are flashing signs that the bulls are back after Janet L. Yellen indicated the era of cheap money...
US-China rifts widen despite economic headway
WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- Three months after US President Donald J. Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his Florida resort,...
Hot money enters in June, flees in 1st half
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
MORE FLIGHTY foreign capital entered the country in June on the back of investor confidence with legislative approval...
Megawide sets rail foray
By Imee Charlee C. Delavin, Senior Reporter
MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. -- which had been an active competitor for public-private partnership (PPP) deals in the previous...
S&P slashes Philippine GDP growth projection
S&P Global Ratings has tempered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook for the Philippines this year, according to a new report published yesterday,...