Economy

LGUs urged to invest in climate-smart agriculture

MANILA -- Local government units (LGUs) need to invest in the development of a climate-smart agriculture that fits the needs of the community in an effort to address the adverse effects of...

BSP chief likens economy to a race car; discounts over-heating

MANILA - -The  total picture of the economy , whether its overheating or not,  cannot be discerned  only through credit growth. This was stressed by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor ...

NG spending jumps by 28% in October; January to October spending up by 10%

National government disbursements posted a 28.2% increase in the month of October, the highest growth recorded so far in the year, as spending reached P226.9 billion. This brings cumulative disbursements from January...

ADB hikes assistance to PHL infra investments in 2018-2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has increased available funding for the Philippines’ infrastructure-related investments from 34 percent of actual lending approvals covering the 2011-2016 period to 48 percent over the next...

Cayetano encourages HK to open economic and trade office in PH

MANILA -- Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, during an official trip in Hong Kong, urged the special administrative region to open an economic and trade office in Manila. The...

PH urged to boost agricultural productivity for inclusive growth

MANILA -- The country needs to undertake policies to accelerate productivity growth in the long run across all sectors especially in agriculture, which remains a key sector for inclusive growth and poverty...

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