THE COUNTRY’S rice stocks, as of July 18, climbed by 25.65% year-on-year to 2.4 million metric tons (MT), the National Food Authority (NFA) said.
Jul 212013
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Jul 212013
THE CENTRAL bank is not looking at revising its balance of payments (BoP) surplus target for the year, with drivers still expected to be remittances and receipts from the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, an official said.
Jul 192013
NEW MINING projects will no longer be able to enjoy tax holidays as the Trade department has removed the perk from the proposed 2013 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) it has endorsed for the President’s approval, the agency said Friday.
Jul 192013
FARM OUTPUT rose slightly last year, primarily due to higher palay and corn production, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) data showed.
Jul 192013
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the request of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s power transmission service provider, for the P721-million rehabilitation of power facilities in Mindanao.
Jul 182013
AS global trade is increasingly affected by technological progress, demographic shifts, availability of natural resources, government policies, and developing nations’ progress, the World Trade Organization stresses “trade for development.”
Jul 182013
SOUTH Korean firms are looking to partner with Philippine companies for investment opportunities in the country, as part of an ongoing business mission of the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), a Trade official said yesterday.
Jul 182013
THE ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved standards to govern the operation and maintenance of small power grids, or those that are not connected to the national grid in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Jul 172013
THE GOVERNMENT’S outstanding debt rose year on year by 4.2% in May as the state continued to increase domestic borrowings, data from the Bureau of Treasury showed.
Jul 172013
YESTERDAY’S bidding for phase two of a classroom building public-private partnership (PPP) project was again rescheduled to give interested investors more time to prepare their offers.