Treasury bill yields, a reflection of the cost incurred when government borrows short term, were higher at the auction Monday even as the Bureau of Treasury rejected some bids, particularly for three- and six-month debt papers.
Oil, U.S. Treasuries and gold prices rose on Friday, with crude soaring nearly 6 percent, on safe-haven buying driven by the escalating Middle East conflict as Israel urged civilians to leave the northern Gaza Strip.
Private sector workers in Region XII, Region II, and Region III can expect higher salaries by 16 October when the new regional daily minimum wage rates take effect.
The monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday approved the government plan to borrow $2.7 billion more from overseas creditors in the quarter ending September this year.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in collaboration with the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), has launched “Kultura. Kapital. Kasalukuyan. Contemporary Art from the BSP Collection”, at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.
The City Government of Bacolod and Tanduay Distillers Inc. have renewed their strategic partnership for the 5th Tanduay Bacolod Rum Festival, scheduled from 28 to 31 August, in alignment with the global observance of Rum Month.
“We are not in Batanes,” said KONE Philippines managing director Peterri Kyrklund, contrasting the serene, undeveloped landscapes of the northern Philippine province with the rapidly urbanizing cities across the region. The quip came as KONE emphasized the pressing need to modernize aging vertical transport infrastructure in Asia-Pacific.
Farm gate prices of palay have begun to rise in nearly half of the country’s key rice-producing regions, just a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month suspension of rice imports starting September 1.