"A shoutout to all you wonderful humans out there. Domo arigato to our GoTyme Bank colleagues for reaching 2 million customers and 10 billion pesos in deposits in 14 months!" the executive at one of the country's largest conglomerates said in his social media account, LinkedIn.
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) allowed Treasury bill (T-bill) yields to rise at the auction Tuesday, awarding the entire upsized offer at its first fund-raising effort for 2024.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which took care of more than 80,000 cruise ship passengers visiting the Philippines this year, plans developing more cruise terminals in 2024.
The budget deficit in November narrowed by 25 percent year-on-year to P93.3 billion as public spending declined and a slight increase in revenue collection during the month compared to the level in the same month last year.
Headline inflation that plumbed a 20-month low of 4.1 percent in November is seen easing further in December to 3.7 percent, according to Moody's Analytics.
The country's largest port users' group has backed the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) proposal to regulate domestic charges imposed by foreign shipping lines, lending industry support to a long-running push to curb logistics costs that weigh on Philippine trade.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has thrown its support behind the Philippines' economic reform agenda, with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urging the country to sustain policy momentum as rising geopolitical tensions and a fragile global economy continue to test international trade.
The Philippine video game industry is pushing back against calls for blanket bans on violent video games, arguing that stronger digital literacy, parental supervision, and better enforcement of age restrictions would do far more to protect children online than outright prohibitions.
Missing the quarterfinals could have deflated the Philippines' beach handball team. Instead, the Amigas turned disappointment into another upset, adding the United States to a growing list of higher-ranked victims at the IHF Women's Beach Handball World Championship in Zagreb, Croatia.