Japan has better rates for loans, but PH needs China, too to speed up...

The Philippine government is securing financing from China for its infrastructure projects in an effort to fast-track their implementation, according to the country’s chief economist.
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DOF mulls 3 kinds of tax amnesty offers

The government is considering three kinds of tax amnesty as part of an overall bid to overhaul taxation in the country, the Finance chief said on Tuesday.

Concepcion Industrial to use Internet of Things in aircon products

Concepcion Industrial Corp. (CIC) will spend some PHP50 to PHP80 million to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for its air conditioning products.
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Profit-taking lifts peso; PSEi ends 5-day rally

The Philippine peso improved against the greenback for the second-day in a row Wednesday as dealers take profit while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended its five-day rally.

FINTECH | Tech start-up Bank-Genie to open its global help desk in PH

Banking solutions company Bank-Genie with corporate headquarters in Singapore has announced it will establish its presence in Manila to service a growing clientele.

WATCH | They love McDo’s Fish and Fries, yeah, yeah—and we know that can’t...

Blimey! The classic British fare is back!

DOT reports January tourist arrivals hit all-time high

DOT officials credited the impressive figure to Team DOT's efforts, the stakeholder travel and tour operators, and the ever-hospitable Filipino community.

WATCH | First time ever: divorce bill reaches House plenary for deliberation

On Wednesday, February 21, the proposed bill titled “An Act Providing for Absolute Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage” was approved by the House committee on population and family relations, which saw lawmakers from the majority, minority and opposition blocs coming together in one vote.

No OFW should die in the hands of abusive employers – Villanueva on Kuwait...

Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday scrutinized the government’s labor protection policies for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in light of the gruesome death of 29-year-old Joanna Daniella Demafelis, as well as other OFWs in Kuwait.

Malaysia arrests 10 over links with South Philippines militants

Malaysian police have arrested 10 people on suspicion of aiding the movement of militants between the eastern state of Sabah and the southern Philippines, a hotbed of Islamic insurgency, the second batch of arrests this year.

DOLE sending team to Mideast as PH prods Kuwait on labor accord to prevent...

The Department of Labor and Employment will send a team Thursday to Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to assess the situation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East as Manila continues to observe a deployment ban to Kuwait, which accounted for the highest number of OFW victims of abuse and deaths.

Tres Marias perform in fund-raising show for ailing journo

Bayang Barrios, Lolita Carbon and Cooky Chua lend their talents for another pressing cause.

ESPN5 to air exclusive coverage of National Cheerleading Championship

This year's National Cheerleading Championship will be exclusively aired on ESPN5 and streamed on its digital property, ESPN.com.

Samurai bond to finance Nanpeidai rehab

Part of the proceeds of the Philippine government’s planned USD500-700 million Samurai bond issuance this 2018 will be used to finance the rehabilitation of the state-owned asset in Nanpeidai, Shibuya in Japan.

Indian firm wants to join PH telco market — Duterte

President Rodrigo R. Duterte announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that an Indian firm is seeking to invest in the Philippines’ telecommunications industry.