The best is yet to come in terms of the country's economic recovery under the Marcos administration. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez confidently made this declaration Tuesday morning, Nov. 29 at Business World's Economic Forum held at the Grand Hyatt...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A colleague used to call it a “pay day economy” because no one pulled out bills from their wallet until the day after the 15th and 30th of the month to pay for rent, food, utilities and other obligations. They couldn’t plan on going on a movie date or to the...
Useful and productive. This was how President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. described the recently concluded 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting in Thailand, saying the future for the organization's members is now clearer. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
BANGKOK, Thailand—Recognizing that small businesses continue to struggle from the brunt of the pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brought to a bigger venue his call to assist the sector to recover in the post-pandemic and digital era. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr...
The gig economy is defined as a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. Throughout history, the gig economy is a vital one, with gig workers (aka freelancers) taking up temporary or project-based work. They are hired to...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) can be the main driver of the global economy again, just like what it was pre-pandemic. Sharing his observations during his debut at the ASEAN Summits, Marcos said members of the regional bloc seem "to...
The government should not waste any opportunity to sustain the positive momentum of the growth of the Philippine economy, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said today. Villanueva made this statement following a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report that the Philippine economy is growing...
Don't look now, but the peso depreciation these past few months actually had a positive impact on the Philippine economy. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) The House of Representatives' resident economist, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, made this argument during a media briefing Thursday, Nov. 10 as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and other Philippine officials and businessmen during a roundtable meeting with Cambodia business leaders on Thursday, Nov. 10 President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and other members of the...
The Philippine economy's 7.6 percent growth in the third quarter of the year shows that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "silent efforts" in uplifting the pandemic-ravaged economy has begun to pay off. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) looks over at President Ferdinand...
A House leader said it's "no fluke" that the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was able to record its first economic growth from its first ever quarterly report. Albay 2nd district. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay...
BUSINESS TALK GUEST COLUMNIST By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Philippines is indeed ready and open for business. This was evident at the recently concluded 48th Philippine Business Conference & Expo where over a thousand local and international...
