Having jettisoned coal on its loan portfolio for new wave of power plant developments, Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) said it will be focusing project lending to at least 1,600 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) ventures in the next two years. In a media webinar, RCBC...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) will be holding a series of performance trials as part of its selection process for the national team bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. The first tournament is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at the...
Malacañang is expecting more livelihoods for Filipinos to be generated as approved foreign investments jumped in 2021 amid improving economic conditions despite the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of...
Approved foreign investments jumped last year amid improving economic condition despite the prolonged pandemic, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based on the PSA report on Tuesday, Feb. 15, total foreign investments reached P192.34 billion from January to December last...
Malacañang is optimistic that the country's employment situation will improve in the coming months as more Filipinos are expected to return to work with the easing of quarantine restrictions and the reopening of economic activities. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the...
The number of jobless Filipinos slightly inched up in the final month of last year, largely due to a larger labor force participation, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the December 2021 Labor Force Survey released on Thursday, Feb. 10, the PSA said that unemployed...
The Philippine economy will receive a boost from increased foreign investments as a result of the newly-amended 1936 Public Service Act (PSA). House Committee on Economic Affairs Chairperson AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin made this assurance as she noted that the law now allows up to 100...
Mathematicians, actuaries, and statisticians are the highest-paid occupations in the country, the latest survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based the 2020 Occupational Wages Survey (OWS) released by the PSA on Wednesday, Feb. 9, these three professions in insurance,...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas could play without the presence of fans for its campaign in the Group A of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers later this month at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said the Quezon City government nixed the...
The Philippine factory output recovered last year with both volume and value of production posting double-digit growth versus 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA reported Tuesday, Feb. 8, that the...
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is not ruling out the possibility of adding some players for the upcoming Group A window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Reyes didn’t specify if the possible inclusions will come from the PBA,...
Philracom chairman Reli De Leon The Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) has lined up several projects for this year that include more big races, exhibits and the first-ever Hall of Fame. The programs stemmed from Philracom’s optimistic outlook after bouncing back in 2021 with bigger sales...
