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BSP sees 3.4-4% inflation for January

MANILA -- Higher oil and commodity prices are seen as upside risks for Philippines’ inflation rate in January 2018 and bring the rate between 3.5 and four percent. In a statement, the...

Top biz exec says PH growing 6.7% this year is doable

MANILA -- A top executive of Difference Group, a global provider of multipolar advisory services, sees the Philippines to sustain its economic growth this year and 2019. Difference Group Chief Executive Officer...

Robinsons gives SSS rent-free space in Ilocos Norte

LAOAG -- Members of the Social Security System (SSS) in the Ilocos region will now have easier access to services of the state pension fund, as mall-based firm Robinsons Land Corporation has...

Filing of proposed sin tax reform moved to February

MANILA -- Officials of the Department of Finance (DOF) have postponed the submission of the proposed Package 2 plus, or reforms in the sin tax law, from end-January to mid-February as...

12 Korean firms in PH for investment, market research mission

MANILA -- Twelve South Korea-based companies are in the Philippines for investment and market research mission. The Korean firms are also accompanied by ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC), International Contractors Association of Korea, and Asia...

Focus on manufacturing fuels economic growth: Pernia

MANILA -- The Philippines should continue focusing on manufacturing to drive economic growth amid the plateauing of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector’s development, said the country’s chief economist. “We should continue to...
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