As many as 496 employees at the Didipio gold and copper mine have lost their jobs during the first round of permanent layoff conducted by Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold). Along with the termination of direct employees, approximately 400 people working with...
The country’s international investment position (IIP) registered a higher net liability position of $15 billion in the second quarter or up by 45.5 percent compared to $10.3 billion in the first quarter this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. The BSP said this is because the total...
The local economy’s external exposure as net external liability position was better in the last quarter of 2019 at P1.7 trillion or 24 percent lower than P2.2 trillion in 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in its first Philippine Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) report. The BSP said the...
From its original request of a P280-billion annual budget for next year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) may only end up with P129 billion for 2021, already including the portion of the stimulus package it has been requesting supposedly for this year. Agriculture Secretary William Dar...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) assured lawmakers of its full support for the proposed measure allowing banks to dispose their bad loans and other non-performing assets (NPAs) through asset management companies. BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay gave this assurance during a recent joint hearing of...
Stock market investors are seen to remain cautious this week and will be looking to the US Federal Reserve’s meeting for cues on whether to buy into the market or wait for more catalysts. Online brokerage firm 2TradeAsia.com said results of the Fed’s first convening will be announced on...
