The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Thursday signed an agreement ensuring uninterrupted power and reliable service for the country's first underground railway, the Metro Manila Subway.
The policy-making monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday decided to keep its borrowing rate unchanged at 6.50 percent, confirming market forecasts. As at result, the interest rates on overnight deposits and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Tuesday set at 6.25 percent the coupon rate on the new five-year, peso-denominated, fixed-rate retail treasury bond that it will offer to the public until 23 February.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will lift its three-year moratorium on new online lending platforms starting April 1, signaling a major policy shift aimed at expanding competition while tightening oversight of the fast-growing digital lending sector.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families from the growing threat of online scams.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has stopped the distribution and use of 11,353 bags of fertilizer in Oriental and Occidental Mindoro after regulators found violations of product registration rules.
Leading renewable energy provider First Gen Corporation has signed a deal to supply geothermal power to two major properties in Filinvest City, Alabang.