Economy

Inflation rises to 3.1% in August

MANILA -- The country’s inflation rate surged to 3.1 percent in August 2017 from 2.8 percent in the previous month, due to higher prices of food, transport, water and electricity. A report from Philippine...

ING Bank economist eyes PH’s August ’17 inflation at 2.9%

MANILA - - An economist of ING Bank Manila continues to see manageable inflation in the Philippines, with the August 2017 level eyed at 2.9 percent, within the government's full-year  target...

PH lists priorities for AEM hosting

MANILA  -- The Philippines has listed priority deliverables as it chairs the 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings here. Among the priority deliverables that the country eyed for this...

DOF: P2.58-B facility available for feasibility studies project monitoring of LGUs’ PPP projects

Local government units (LGUs) planning to undertake big-ticket projects via the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode can tap a revolving facility with P2.58 billion in funds available for them to check the...

DENR rejects Payatas coop call to reopen landfill

Despite calls from some Payatas residents, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) insisted that there is no way it would allow the Quezon City Sanitary Landfill (QCSLF) to be...

NCRPO extends aid to 1,500 ‘bakwit’ families

MANILA -- In line with ongoing efforts to care for persons displaced by the fighting in Marawi City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has distributed last month relief goods...

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