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Philippine companies populate Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. and its unit Semirara Mining and Power Corp., plus two other listed firms form part of the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third year in a series.
Gov’t earmarks P151B for social protection programs
The government has allotted more than P151 billion to sustain the major social protection service programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Bank lending expansion slows to 13.4% in December as high rates bite
The growth in loans disbursed by big banks slowed to 13.4 percent in December from the revised 13.9 percent in November amid the series...
BSP forecasts inflation settling within 7.5-8.3% in January
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees inflation remaining elevated between 7.5 and 8.3 percent this month, well above the two to four percent target, after hitting a 14-year high of 8.1 percent in December.
Below-target PhilHealth membership in poor provinces ‘concerning’ – PIDS
The membership-to-population coverage of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the poorest provinces is only a little over half of the target 100-percent healthcare coverage guaranteed under the law, according to a study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
