Most adult Filipinos agreed with how President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration addressed territorial disputes between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the survey released by OCTA Research on Tuesday, Jan. 16. OCTA Research Based on the 4th...
The Philippines’ economic growth will maintain its progress this year only if effective policy responses are being implemented, researchers from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said. In a study titled “Macroeconomic Outlook of the Philippines in 2023–2024: Prospects...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDSHC) cheered the appointment of former Robinsons Land Corporation President and CEO Frederick D. Go as the investment czar of the Marcos administration. In a statement, the PSE and PDSHC said their Board of...
Majority of Filipinos feel that the Marcos administration should work with the US amid continuing tension in the West Philippine Sea, a recent survey showed. In a survey released on Tuesday, Jan. 16, by Pulse Asia and commissioned by international think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, 79...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) boosted its contributions to state coffers in the first 11 months of last year, but they continued to lag behind pre-pandemic figures. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's portion of Pagcor's earnings rose by...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is weighing the proposal of at least three investors that have been eyeing to put up an oil refinery at its property in Bataan, so it can augment the country’s fuel requirements. “We have proponents - there are investors talking to us about our...
An international cruise ship with foreign tourists, mostly Germans, docked at four ports in the country and explored famous tourist destinations in the Philippines, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said MV Vasco Da Gamam owned by German cruise line...
Everchance Gaming Corp.'s lottery machine (Everchance Gaming Corp.'s Facebook page) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, alongside three other lawmakers, are calling on President Marcos to junk the franchise of Evenchance Gaming Corp. as operator of...
The national government is ready to respond to any disruption of public transportation on Tuesday, Jan. 16, during the conduct of a transport strike and protest action by transport group Manibela from Quezon City to Manila. But Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Don Artes...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno met last week with the chief of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, to outline security measures and additional initiatives tailored for the Davao region. Magno said these endeavors aim to enhance the overall...
Growth in the retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila inched up in December last year after 16 months of decline, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the survey of seven commodity groups, the growth in the Construction Materials Retail Price...
The local stock market continued to rise as investors position for the new year amid rate cut expectations. The main index hiked 37.27 points or 0.56 percent to close at 6,680.45 with the Mining and Oil sector leading the advance. Volume amounted to 460 million shares worth P5.82 billion as...
