Philippine unemployment drops ahead of holiday demand
The country's unemployment rate continued to decline in November 2024, easing to a 3.2 percent, as businesses prepare for the expected increase in demand for goods and services during the Christmas holidays.
PHINMA Education completes acquisition of St. Jude College
PHINMA Education Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of PHINMA Corp., confirmed the second closing of its acquisition of St. Jude College Dasmariñas Cavite, Inc. on Tuesday, 7 January.
Filinvest Land pays off P1.7B bonds
Filinvest Land Inc., the listed property arm Gotianun Group, said it recently completed the full repayment of its P1.7 billion, 10-year fixed-rate bonds.
Philippines imposes temporary bird import ban from New Zealand
The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of both domestic and wild birds from New Zealand following reports of an avian influenza outbreak in that country.
Nine-month PH mined metals climb 3.17% to P195.92B
The country's mined metallic output value rose 3.17 percent in the first three quarters of 2024 to P195.92 billion versus only P189.9 billion last year, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
