The Malampaya consortium led by Prime Energy Resources Development BV is on track towards extending the life of the Malampaya gas field with the award of a USD180 million contract to Allseas Nederland (Brasil) B.V.
The Philippines has kept its status as a net creditor country member of the International Monetary Fund that it first gained during then President Joseph Estrada leadership.
The tollway unit of San Miguel Corp. has implemented the second tranche of toll rate adjustments at the South Luzon Expressway, according to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday brushed aside fears of fiscal mismanagement over the deployment of agency funds into areas these supposedly were not originally intended for, saying the needs of some 115 million Filipinos take precedence over the ruckus that the deployment has generated.
The Philippines generated far more foreign currency earnings in July than it spent during the month, allowing the country to post a surplus in the balance of payments (BOP) totaling USD62 million.