US EPA extends P280 million technical assistance package DENR
A pair of agreements had been signed promoting competitiveness, ease of doing business and predictable regulations in the local minerals sector as well as that promoting environmental and human health protection.
MPTC to spend $600 million to own Indonesian toll firm
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. proposes to spend $600 million to own 35 percent of Indonesia’s Jasamarga Transjawa Tol, a unit of Indonesia’s PT Jasa Marga Tbk that operates 35 toll road concessions spanning 1,809 kilometers.
Hive Health acquires HMO pioneer Health Plan
Health insurance startup Hive Health Philippines Inc. has acquired Health Plan Philippines Inc, one of the pioneers in health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country.
DA, rice-based enterprises join Cashless Expo 2023
Organized by the GoDigitalPilipinas Movement (GDP) Inc. in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and DA, the three-day event promotes the use of digital or cashless transactions among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and consumers.
OFW Remittance Up
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said personal remittance of overseas Filipino workers in September rose 2.6 percent year-on-year to USD3.2 billion, pushing nine-month personal remittance 2.8 percent higher to USD27.24 billion.
