Philippines hopeful of exiting global money laundering ‘grey list’
The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering 'grey list' of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this year, the country's Anti-Money Laundering Council said on Tuesday.
PSEi closed higher by 104 points on Day One 2024 trades
Share prices surged 104 points Tuesday on the first trading day of the year, with the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index closing at 6,553.04 points.
Power bill subsidy registration remains low
The Department of Energy (DOE) said the registration of households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) qualified to avail of the electricity lifeline rate remains low.
Multiple outages cut power supply in Panay Island
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday acknowledged working to restore power in Panay Island after multiple power plants tripped in the area.
DA chief commits to tame farm product prices over four years
The Department of Agriculture is set to bare next week its strategy to modernize agriculture and boost the farm sector's production capacity and contribution to the domestic economy, especially in improving the lives of farmers and fisherfolk by creating more jobs, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced on Tuesday.
