Economy

Palace elated over PH’s 6.7% economic growth in 2017

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday expressed elation over the 6.7 percent growth that the Philippine economy registered in 2017. “It is something that we are very proud of. We’re elated,” Presidential Spokesperson...

PPA income inch up 16% in 11 months

MANILA —The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) posted a 16% hike in its net income in the January to November 2017 period despite starting the year on a conservative mood. PPA was able...

Deployment of Filipino caregivers to Israel up by 2.53%

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday reported that deployment of Filipina caregivers to Israel reached 2,922 from January to December 2017, compared to 2,850 during the same period...

ARMM pushes Halal chevon to address demand

COTABATO CITY -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is bent to further improve production of Halal chevon or goat meat. This is to address the growing demand of the trade...

PH trade to sustain growth through export competitiveness

Continuous improvement of export competitiveness and identification of emerging markets for exports will help sustain merchandise trade growth, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported...

PSEi ends Wednesday flat; peso weakens on rising US interest rates

MANILA - - Prospects for sustained economic growth bouyed  the Philippine Stock Exchanged index (PSEi) Wednesday amid lower trading in most of the day while rising US interest rates backed the...

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