CONSUMER PRICES growth likely accelerated in December, the chief economist at the Department of Finance (DoF) estimated, citing the seasonal uptick in demand, after-effects from fuel price movements and typhoon Nona.
Jan 042016
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Jan 042016
GREGORY L. DOMINGO yesterday formally turned over the reins of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to incoming Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr., who will have about half a year to hold office before a new Philippine president is sworn in.
Jan 042016
DAVAO CITY — When President Benigno S. C. Aquino III took his oath as the President of the Philippines in 2010, Mindanao didn’t have enough power.
Jan 032016
THE PHILIPPINES should focus on addressing a number of issues — including its poor infrastructure and the way the government does business — for it to reap the full benefits of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).
Jan 032016
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Tourism (DoT) has solicited the services of a Singapore-based accreditation body to look into the readiness of Philippine establishments for halal tourism.
Jan 032016
American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said: “All good men and women must take the responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine.” This is timely food for thought as we open the New Year because it is, in essence, forward thinking.
Dec 302015
THE aerospace industry is expected to have met its revenue target of almost $800 million as well as its job generation goals for 2015, with broad segments of the industry reporting solid performances.
Dec 292015
THE ELECTRONICS industry is expected to post revenue growth of 10% in 2016 — double the 5% expansion projected this year — amid strong overseas demand and foreign companies setting up shop in the Philippines.
Dec 292015
THE GOVERNMENT booked another double-digit rise in taxes collected from so-called “sin” products in November, according to data from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Dec 292015
DAVAO CITY — Banana growers and exporters in the Philippines, currently the second biggest such industry in the world, are bracing for competition from fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which have started to develop banana plantations.