The Board of Investments (BOI) is sanguine on the successful conclusion of negotiations with two Chinese wind farm equipment and component manufacturers who look to invest $2 billion each in their proposal to make the Philippines a manufacturing hub.
Yields on Treasury bills (T-bills) were higher at the auction held Monday, with the Bureau of Treasury allowing the average rate of the 91-day treasury paper to top 6.00 percent.
The country's net oil import bill in the first six months this year eased 17 percent to only $8.16 billion from last year's $9.84 billion, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has thumbed down the request of participating airline-related entities to own more equity than allowed at present at the consortium proposing to rehabilitate, optimize and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for P170.6 billion
The Philippine military is creating a cyber command to improve defences against almost daily cyber attacks and will relax recruitment rules to ensure it can attract online experts, the chief of the armed forces said on Thursday.
The Philippines has opened its doors wider to Chinese tourists with a new policy granting 14-day visa-free entry—but the real question is whether travelers from the world’s largest and most dynamic tourism market will actually walk through.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has directed state-owned Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) to buy large volumes of mung beans and chili peppers directly from local farmers to stabilize prices and reduce dependence on imports.
Globe Telecom has made history by becoming the first mobile network operator to launch Starlink’s Direct to Cell (DTC) satellite service in the Philippines and Southeast Asia—and the second in Asia—marking a major leap toward universal mobile connectivity in the country.
MacroAsia Corp. (MAC), through its majority-owned unit MacroAsia Airport Services Corp. (MASCORP), has begun construction of a new six-story headquarters aimed at strengthening its aviation services operations, following a formal groundbreaking ceremony held today.