Department of Trade and Industry (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines has expanded the list of countries covered with the safeguard measure on cement importation with additional 13 countries, including Indonesia, as sourcing of cheap cement may have been diverted to countries previously exempt from...
If President Duterte's Cabinet members were enrolled in a school, three officials would be vying for the valedictorian spot. President Duterte has praised Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III for being the top performers...
A Chinese firm has already dropped out of the Malaya thermal power facility negotiated sale, but four others are still in the running, giving hopes to state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) that its long-wished for privatization of the 650-megawatt facility...
Toy manufacturers from Hong Kong are considering of investing in the Philippines as they showed strong confidence in the country. This was disclosed by the officers and members of the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (TMHK) who joined an online information session with the Philippine...
Foreign direct investments (FDI) last year dropped 24.6 percent to a net inflow of $6.542 billion from $8.671 billion in 2019, but it was more than the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) $6-billion projection for 2020. “The disruptive impact of the pandemic on global supply chains and the weak...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) to be launched in Coron and El Nido in Palawan this year which aims to draw more visitors and hasten their tourism recovery. Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The two additional stations of the P9.5 B Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 East Extension will start operating next month, April 27, 2021. The two new stations – the Marikina Station (in front of the Sta. Lucia mall and Robinsons) and the Antipolo Station (in front of SM Masinag) – will have a soft...
Travelers could have the option to take a saliva-based coronavirus test prior to domestic travel in case a local government unit (LGU) of destination decides to keep such health protocol, a Palace official said Thursday. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary...
The government is mulling the possibility of imposing a price ceiling on galunggong or round scad and other fish products as the prices of basic food items appear tohave skyrocketed in recent months. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A kilo of galunggong, which used to be the poor...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said even with the rollout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, the resumption of face-to-face classes will not happen anytime soon as President Duterte remains apprehensive about letting children outside their homes during the pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE...
Malacañang assured that health workers who passed on CoronaVac to wait for AstraZeneca will get the British-Swedish brand, reiterating that they will not lose their priority just for rejecting a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III expects the Home Development Mutual Fund, commonly known as PAG-IBIG Fund, will further boost its efforts in closing the housing gap and spur domestic activity as the government rolls out its recovery program this year. During the presentation on...
