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BTr offers retail bonds to public

MANILA -- The investing public can now help the government raise much-needed funds to support its massive infrastructure program, with the Bureau of Treasury's (BTr) retail treasury bonds (RTBs) offer from May...

DepEd, BSP, BDO Foundation tie up for financial literacy program

MANDALUYONG CITY -- Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones led the launch of the Financial Literacy Program for Schools, a partnership project of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Education (DepEd), and...

Gov’t mulls putting SRPs on agri products

MANILA -- The departments of trade and agriculture are seriously looking into the feasibility of putting suggested retail prices (SRPs) on major agricultural products. In a press briefing following an emergency meeting of...

Health insurance program for OFWs launched

MANILA -- A new health insurance program which is intended to reduce the cost of hospitalization of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families was launched Wednesday. The Bayani Family Care Program is...

Nat’l ID, rice tariffs to complement TRAIN mitigation measures

MANILA -- The government is accelerating the rollout of social mitigation measures such as unconditional transfers (UCTs) and fuel vouchers, which need to be complemented by the enactment into laws of a...

PH contact centers to ‘re-forecast’ growth

MANILA -- The Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) may need to “re-forecast” its industry growth outlook until 2022, as its current growth projection has not yet considered the impact of...
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