More than half or 51 percent of millennials are discouraged from pursuing their chosen career path in full as this has proven inadequate to provide for their financial needs, a study financed by CIMB Bank Philippines show.
Trade growth in Asia-Pacific region is projected to weaken this year due to multiple headwinds, but brighter prospects are expected in 2024, according to a new report published by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Policy Support Unit.
The Bureau of the Customs has surpassed its February collection target driven higher by reforms that boosted the collection efficiency of the government’s second largest tax agency.
The national government’s budget deficit narrowed to only P1.614 trillion in 2022, down three percent from P1.67 trillion a year earlier, according to the...
There were fewer loan take outs among the universal and commercial licensed banks (U/KBs) in January when so-called domestic liquidity, essentially money readily available...
OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) has allocated P768.43 million under its Final Mine Rehabilitation and Decommissioning Plan (FMRDP) for the Didipio gold and copper mine that spans Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces. In a statement released Sunday, the listed mining firm confirmed that P551.4 million has already been placed in a trust fund. The company said the fund will keep growing in line with required annual contributions as it moves forward with rehabilitation and closure preparations while the mine remains active.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) provisional authority to collect a higher Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) rate starting this month. The rate will rise to P0.3359 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from the existing P0.2011 per kWh, marking an increase of P0.1348 per kWh. This adjustment covers the approved working capital allowance (WCA) rate update.
Listed Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor and better known as Meralco, on Sunday said it will immediately comply with the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) directive to refund about P9.5 billion to customers, backing the government's push to deliver quicker and more transparent electricity bill relief.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the government's plan to scrap systems loss charges and the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity bills should serve as a springboard for broader reforms aimed at lowering power costs and improving the country's investment competitiveness.