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PHILIPPINE STOCKS bounced back on Monday to snap a two-day losing streak as investors picked up bargains as they await developments on the country’s tariff negotiations with the United States. The ...
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is still studying the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on its fourth regulatory period rate reset spanning 2016 to 2022.
THE average farmgate price of palay (unmilled rice) fell 31.8% year on year in June to an average of P16.99 per kilo, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Month on month, the average palay ...
THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday warned the public of potential debris from Beijing’s Long March 7 rocket, which are expected to land within the ...
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is considering turning to a fungus that is a natural enemy of the red striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) to curb the sugarcane pest. SRA Administrator ...
THE US decision to impose a 1% remittance tax could serve to dampen property investing activity by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), industry analysts said.
THE PESO could come under pressure due to the Philippines’ sustained current account deficit, Deutsche Bank Research said. “The current account deficit has been widening on the back of improving ...
THE World Bank (WB) is evaluating a Philippine climate-change mitigation insurance project targeted at small farmers, which it could co-finance to raise up to $358 million. According to project ...
THE PHILIPPINES is seeking P11.1 million in compensation from China for environmental damage allegedly caused by a Chinese vessel near Thitu Island in the contested South China Sea, a top security ...
THE PHILIPPINES is set to host the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference in June next year, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. “We are the first ever country to ...
A CONGRESSMAN on Monday asked the Senate to proceed with Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial despite recent actions by the Supreme Court (SC) on lawsuits challenging the complaint.
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Monalisa C. Dimalanta has submitted her “irrevocable resignation,” Malacañang confirmed on Monday.