SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA — If she wins in the upcoming May 9 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo will not only focus on building infrastructure for rural development, but she also promised on Tuesday, March 22, that she will work hard to turn farmers into farmer-entrepreneurs to make their...
NEDA lauds amended PSA law Chino S. Leyco The amended Public Service Act (PSA) will encourage more foreign investments and innovation to lower prices, improve the quality of goods and services, as well as create more and better jobs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a...
The Philippines is now the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the 2022 World Happiness Report (WHR), Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO) Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippines earned the second spot among Southeast Asian countries in the...
The local stock market closed below the 7,000 level despite early gains as investors noted the rise in oil prices. The main index dropped 50.03 points or 0.73 percent to settle at 6,956.60 as the Mining and Oil counter led the retreat while the Services sector managed to advance. Volume was weaker...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has identified the government’s priorities and interventions to sustain the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mitigate the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Speaking at the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines, Socioeconomic...
SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) and SM Development Corp. (SMDC) chalked up wins from the 57th Anvil Awards dubbed as the Gabi ng Parangal. Conferred by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), SM Investments gained the nod of the board of judges and won both Silver Awards...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC), the central human resource (HR) agency of the Philippine government said on Monday, March 21 that it supports the recommendation of the compressed four-day work week. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing, CSC Commissioner...
Share prices gave up the previous day’s gains to end the week lower as investors were quick to take profit amid uncertainties in Europe. The main index fell by 114.82 points or 1.61 percent to close at 7,007.63 on Friday, March 18, as Banks led the retreat while only the Mining and Oil counter...
Malacañang said President Duterte's decision on the proposed four-day workweek as a reprieve for employees amid increasing fuel prices is expected to come out on Monday, March 21. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
The local stock market continued to recover lost ground as share prices rose across Asia. The main index jumped 96.0 points or 1.37 percent to close at 7,122.45 on Thursday, March 17, as Banks led the charge while the Mining and oil counter retreated. Volume was relatively stable at 1.43 billion...
The Makati Business Club is opposing the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6957 or the build-operate-transfer (BOT) Law. In a letter to NEDA Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua, MBC Chairman Edgar O. Chua...
Targeted relief interventions would better help cushion the impact of inflationary pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the National Economic and Development and Development (NEDA) said. While calls to increase wages and fares to help minimum wage workers and public transport operators...
