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 Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 teams discovered on Friday that sometimes the basket simply refuses to cooperate. Both squads lost their final games at the Asian Games in Japan, with the women salvaging silver while the men were denied a place on the podium.
For millions of Filipinos, the biggest health threat does not arrive with the dramatic suddenness of a typhoon or an infectious outbreak. Instead, it creeps in quietly, day by day, making ischaemic heart disease the undisputed leading cause of death in the country.
The Philippines has notched a notable jump in global tourism competitiveness, but structural hurdles continue to keep the country trailing its Southeast Asian neighbors.