Economy

PH trade surges 10% in August

MANILA -- The country’s total trade surged significantly in August 2017 on the back of sustained growth in exports and imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday. PSA, an attached agency of the...

Villanueva lauds PH for being the lone country to meet int’l standards on mining; reiterates call to pass ‘FOI for mining’ bill

Senator Joel Villanueva lauded on Monday the latest achievement of the Philippines by being the first country to meet all the requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI is...

PSEi starts week on high note but peso inches down

MANILA - - The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose Monday but the peso went the other way as investors continue their wait-and-see stance on several issues such as the movement...

PH-Japan currency swap: Protection vs future risk

MANILA -- A ranking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said the Philippines continues to have strong liquidity position but renewed its currency swap with Japan for possible needs in the future. BSP...

New P40-M fish port to boost Antique economy

SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the SangguniangPanlalawigan (SP) on Friday said the new PHP40 million fish port here will not...

PSEi finishes with gains; peso down vs. USD

MANILA - - The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) finished the week with gains unlike the peso, which pulled back against the dollar ahead of the September 2017 jobs report from...

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