The local stock market declined on Tuesday despite some late bargain hunting. The Philippine Stock Exchange idex (PSEi) dropped 15.04 points, or 0.26 percent, to 5,894.28 with only the Holding Firms and Services sectors steady. Volume remained low at 4.4 billion shares worth ₱4.63 billion as...
Mindanao is planning to restrict the entry of imported agricultural products, including rice, as one of the strategies to restart the region’s economy during the pandemic. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Emmanuel Piñol (MARK...
Clark Freeport -- Home of the Brave (Photo courtesy of Quest Hotel) Assuming that the Inter-Agency Task Force poses no objection, a 350-man Philippine Basketball Association entourage — from members of the 12 ball clubs, league officials, technical staff and medical personnel to a TV crew and a...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the rural areas are minimally affected by the pandemic compared to larger cities like Metro Manila and Cebu....
Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday assured developing economies in the Asia and the Pacific of its support in achieving their recovery goals from the COVID-19 pandemic. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president (Photo credit: https://www.adb.org) Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president said the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is establishing a regional hub to promote knowledge sharing and strengthen cooperation on tax policy and tax administration among the Asia and the Pacific economies and their development partners. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB...
The Filinvest group sees the need for government stimulus, continued private sector investments, and renewed consumer confidence to jumpstart the economy that has been derailed by the pandemic. Filinvest Development Corporation President and CEO Josephine Gotianun Yap (Photo credit:...
Manila dropped 10 notches to 104th from 94th in 2019, finishing fifth to the last among 109 countries in the 2020 Smart City Index on concerns of road congestion, corruption, health care, air pollution, and unemployment. As a result, the Philippines’ largest city’s rating also decelerated to...
The PBA Board of Governors has chosen Clark, Pampanga as host of the possible resumption of games under a bubble concept. (PBA Images) The PBA Board of Governors on Thursday selected Clark, Pampanga as host of the planned resumption of the 45th season on Oct. 9 under a bubble concept. Clark got the...
Innovation in government is needed to recover and build resilience from the twin public health and economic crises, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua Acting Socioeconomic Planning...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects a deeper contraction in the Philippine economy this year as consumption and investments are seen to remain subdued for the remaining months of the year amid global uncertainly. Based on the updated Asian Development Outlook 2020, the Manila-based...
Villar SIPAG farm school located in the boundary of Las Piñas City and Bacoor city. Aside from this farm school, there are 18 farm schools in NCR; 244 in Region 4-A; 124 in Region 4-B; and 133 in Region 5. These farm schools cater to farmers in NCR, Southern Luzon, and Bicol. To date, there are...
