Economy

PH exports to ASEAN recover in Jan-Sept ’17

CLARK, Pampanga -- Philippine merchandise exports to nine other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had a turnaround this year after a drop in export revenues last year. Latest...

PH urged to boost competitiveness to benefit from AEC

CLARK, Pampanga -- Philippine industries are urged to boost competitiveness to maximize to benefit of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). In a statement Friday of the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport), Foreign Buyers Association of...

Power business boosts MPIC profit in 9 months

MANILA -- Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) on Wednesday reported a 22-percent surge in profit in the first three quarters on the strength of its expanded presence in the power...

Clark BPO firm cited as among Top 500 taxpayers

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga -- Beepo, an Australian business process outsourcing (BPO) firm located in this Freeport, was recognized as one of the top 500 taxpayers by the Bureau of Internal Revenue...

ING Bank Manila focuses on closing more market deals

MANILA - - Dutch financial giant ING Bank, N.V. targets to focus on having more market deals starting this year to take advantage of the sustained robust growth of the Philippine...

Peso remains strong vs. USD; PSEi dips

MANILA -- The Philippine peso remained strong against the US dollar Wednesday but the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dipped anew, pulled by earnings report of some companies. The local currency  finished...

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