Bayad to accept Meralco bills payment via Cebuana
LOCAL payment-platform provider CIS Bayad Center Inc. (Bayad) announced it would allow payment of bills by customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in more than...
Insurer expands targets for financial literacy tack
THE Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Manulife Philippines) announced that more than 500 attendees from six schools participated in the firm’s financial literacy webinars held in...
Regulator inaugurates Pagcor Village in Batangas
LEMERY, Batangas—A year after commencing its construction, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. formally inaugurated last May 23 the first Pagcor Village to be completed...
Beyond the crisis
TWENTY policy experts and academicians discussed the current Philippine situation and provide their prognoses in a book titled “Beyond the Crisis: A Strategic Agenda for...
BTr fully awards ₧35B in T-bonds despite high rates
THE Bureau of the Treasury fully awarded P35 billion in reissued 10-year Treasury Bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday as it gave in to investors’ demand for...
Defense, sporting arms show returns
THE Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines Inc. (AFAD) pick up where it left off with the holding of the 28th Defense and...
Government infrastructure spending in Q1 dips 2.6% to ₧190.2B
STATE infrastructure spending in the first quarter dipped by 2.6 percent year-on-year to P190.2 billion, largely due to the timing of payables for regular infrastructure...
DA restores 60-day SPSIC validity for meat imports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) reverted the validity of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPSIC) for imported meat products to 60 days, arguing that problems...
PHL, Indo-Pacific nations keen on joining US-led IPEF
The Philippines and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region have launched the process to establish the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity. In a speech,...
Senators ratify bicameral report on PHL education reforms
Moving to ensure continued reforms to improve quality education, senators have unanimously ratified a bicameral conference committee report Endorsing the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM...