By PNA   MANILA -- Marsman Estate Plantation Inc. (MEPI) and more than 600 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) have signed an 80 percent increase in the annual lease...

By Leslie Gatpolintan   MANILA -- The Philippine economy expanded by 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the back of a recovery in government...

By Joann Villanueva   MANILA – Rate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term facilities fell across-the-board Wednesday due to oversubscription. Data released by the central bank...

By Filane Mikee Cervantes   MANILA--The Philippine agriculture sector grew by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, bringing full-year growth to 0.7 percent, the...

By Kris Crismundo   MANILA -- Korean car assembler Hyundai grew its sales in the Philippine market by 2.9 percent year-on-year in December 2019, its official distributor...

By Joann Villanueva   MANILA -- A ranking portfolio manager of ATR Asset Management Inc. (ATRAM) forecasts a 6.3-percent expansion for the Philippine economy this 2020 on...

By Joann Villanueva   MANILA -- The Philippines on Tuesday (London time) issued EUR 1.2 billion worth of three and nine-year Euro-denominated bonds at EUR600 million each...

By Joann Villanueva   MANILA -- Investments in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) are expected to increase substantially following the amendments to rules and regulations which will...

By Joann Villanueva   MANILA – Major credit rating agencies have given the Philippines’ planned benchmark Euro bond issuance investment grade ratings. In a statement Monday, S&P Global...

By Joann Villanueva MANILA -- The government is focusing on contracts that may have onerous provisions, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said on Monday.  “In fact, we...

By Manny Balbin   The CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office here turned over on Monday PHP8.7 million worth...

By PNA   ISTANBUL -- Last year, 2,153 billionaires from around the world were richer than 4.6 billion people, a new report from UK-based charity Oxfam said...

By Kris Crismundo   MANILA -- A medical consumables manufacturer has assured the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that there will be more supplies of N95...

By Erwin Nicavera   BACOLOD CITY – Reduction in generation cost has brought down residential power rates in three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental for January. The Central Negros...

By Kris Crismundo   MANILA – The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Monday it restored 100 percent of its lines and circuits in areas affected by...