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Five-month remittances rise 3% to $14.89 billion
The personal remittances of overseas Filipinos in the first five months this year rose 3.0 percent to USD 14.89 billion from only USD14.46 billion in the year-ago period, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday.
Air Asia taking full advantage of emerging travel trend dubbed ‘travel journey’
AirAsia Philippines reported a surge in bookings in the first seven months of 2024, fueled in part by the itinerant tendencies of tech-savvy Gen Z and Millennial travelers.
Wider rice sale at P29 a kilo may include areas outside Luzon by Aug — DA chief
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said Friday that government will expand coverage of the P29 rice program to include areas outside of Luzon by next month.
Del Monte Pacific tells SGX it could effectively manage its debts
Del Monte Pacific Ltd. expressed confidence it could timely and effectively manage its financial obligations after the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd., or SGX, raised concerns about its current liabilities exceeding the amount of its current assets by USD417.3 million and other financial indicators.
President Marcos expects TPLEX extension to spur economic growth in North Luzon
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday witnessed the formal presentation of the Concession Agreement for the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway extension project, a cornerstone of the Build Better More infrastructure program and aims to shorten to 40 minutes the usual 90-minute drive between Rosario and San Juan, both towns of La Union.
