EARLIER this month, findings of an Ernst & Young (EY) survey on fraud, bribery and corruption made the headlines. It revealed a concerning picture of some executives’ attitudes towards private sector misconduct in the Philippines and 58 other countries. It is only apt, then, to now discuss how to uncover such unethical practices and minimize their impact on business.
THE PHILIPPINE Coconut Authority (PCA) has been working with scientists on a strategy to address the coconut scale insect infestation in the country.
THE TOURISM department expects to have recorded over 2 million tourists from January to May, about one third of the agency’s full-year target, as the Budget department announced a rollout of half a billion pesos for tourism promotion.
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and Japan have established a new trust fund to develop advanced low-carbon technologies in developing Asian countries.
EXTREME poverty may end within a generation, a report from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said.
PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III is set to investigate with concerned government agencies the cause of the recent spike in prices of various basic commodities.
CONCERNS over the quality of risk management and interest rates topped the list of 28 possible risks to banks in the Philippines, according to the biennial Banking Banana Skins survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovations (CSFI) in association with our firm, PwC.
INFRASTRUCTURE spending grew by nearly 10% year-on-year in March as the government continued to ramp up disbursements, in particular to calamity-hit areas, but the first-quarter tally still fell short of the period’s program.
THE ECONOMY could still achieve its growth target for this year despite a first-quarter slowdown, an economist and former Cabinet official yesterday said, banking on reconstruction activities, rising investor interest in Mindanao, and continued growth of remittances.
OSLO — Governments should set a five-year deadline to crack down on over-fishing and pollution, or parts of the oceans may have to be declared off-limits to industrial fishing, an expert commission said on Tuesday.