Education policymakers should ensure that educational programs align with the demands of the job market to achieve the United Nations’s sustainable development growth number four or quality education, researchers said. In a study by the Philippine Institute and Development Studies (PIDS),...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has firmed up a deal with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to raise P11 billion worth of sustainability-linked term loan facility that will partly bankroll the company’s solar projects. The loan, according to ACEN, will carry...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao must ensure basic infrastructure to be able to encourage more investors, as creating more jobs and quality jobs for the people is needed to reduce the poverty incidence in the region, the National Economic and Development...
The government will stick to its growth targets of 6.5 percent to 8 percent for the medium term, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Balisacan told reporters that the highest range could still be reduced but there are no plans to...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will submit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) within this month the 10th candidate-port that must be covered in the pre-feasibility study aimed at repurposing these support facilities to service the needs of the flourishing billion-dollar offshore wind industry in...
The local stock market declined despite the strong performance by its US counterparts as investors here preferred to wait for results of both US Federal Reserve and Bangko Sentral Pilipinas (BSP) policy meetings. The main index dropped 36.65 points or 0.58 percent to close at 6,255.74 as the...
President Marcos' chief economist has cautioned that the unexpectedly strong El Niño phenomenon is likely to impede progress in reducing consumer prices, warning the public of challenging months ahead. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said there are no plans for additional reductions in import duties on various agricultural commodities. In a briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the only option available to the Marcos administration at present is to extend the...
The local stock market rose on thin volume as it benefited from the hike in US stock prices ahead of the release of the US inflation numbers for November. The main index added 64.10 points or 1.03 percent to close at 6,292.39 as Banks led all sectors in the advance. Volume declined to 314...
The PSEi dipped as investors wait for fresh cues although sentiment was also dampened by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) signal that it is not lowering rates soon. The main index shed 6.48 points or 0.10 percent to close at 6,228.29 as Banks led the decline while Conglomerates and...
The Marcos administration has expressed optimism that it is possible to attain a single-digit poverty rate by 2028 through President Marcos' catch-up plan to increase economic growth and ensure a high inclusivity rate of such growth. File photo National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)...
DAVAO CITY – Government-owned enterprise National Development Co. (NDC) has inked a P40-million investment deal with waste management firm Davao Thermo Biotech Corp. (DTBC) on Thursday, December 7. DTBC President Olive Puentespina said the investment will finance their expansion programs, saying...
