DAVAO CITY — Members of the progressive bloc at the House of Representatives remain firm in pushing for a nationwide ban on aerial pesticide spraying, currently applied on commercial-scale plantations.
Feb 252014
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Feb 212014
TRAFFIC in the country’s ports barely grew, data from the the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) showed.
Feb 212014
Four local firms have expressed interest in participating in the third auction for the privatization of the 153.1-megawatt (MW) Naga power plant complex next month, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said in a statement on Friday.
Feb 212014
The P154-million contract to develop a five-kilometer transmission line connecting two areas in Palawan will be auctioned off by the National Power Corp. (Napocor) this year, according to a statement on Friday.
Feb 182014
THE PHILIPPINE gaming industry is seen to rake in higher revenues in the upcoming years from the opening of more casinos, which are hoped to establish the country as the world’s second biggest gaming hub by 2020.
Feb 182014
THE NATIONAL government’s outstanding debt grew by 4.5% annually at end-2013 as the state continued to increase the domestic component of its liabilities, the Bureau of the Treasury said.
Feb 182014
HEARINGS on the House Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution’s economic provisions began yesterday, and House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. promised its passage at the plenary level by May.
Feb 162014
TRADE officials will be meeting with their Southeast Asian counterparts today in Myanmar to provide updates on their commitments to the planned economic integration next year and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Feb 162014
CONSULTATIONS for the 2014 Investments Priorities Plan (IPP) will start by the end of this month, a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official said, adding that the agency will be taking a sectoral rather than a geographical approach, for increased focus on the industries.
Feb 162014
IN THE corporate world, it is often said that TRUST is the key to any successful organization. However, records from the past show that there are also organizations in difficult situations because of trust, more particularly, “unfounded trust.”