Economy

S. Leyte farmers get PHP33.4-M road project from DAR

SILAGO, Southern Leyte, Aug. 2 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over to the local government unit (LGU) of Silago, Leyte the remaining farm-to-market road project that would...

Standard Chartered cuts PH growth forecast for 2017

MANILA, Aug. 1 - Lower-than-expected growth of the Philippine economy in the first quarter of 2017, at 6.4 percent from quarter-ago’s 6.6 percent, made Standard Chartered Bank cut its full year...

PH on track to meet lower-end of 6.5% GDP growth target for 2017

MANILA, Aug. 1 (PNA) -- The Philippines remains on track in meeting the lower-end of its full-year target of 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year,...

PH, Czech agree to strengthen economic ties

MAKATI—The Philippines (PH) and the Czech Republic (CZ) forged a joint agreement to boost economic cooperation in trade and investment between the two sides. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and CZ Ambassador to...

Fast, transparent delivery: Central Mindanao farmers get P200-M worth of machineries

By DA Sec Manny Piñol Tupi, South Cotabato - Farmers from the four provinces of the Central Mindanao Region - North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Saranggani - and the City...

BDO net income grows to PHP13B in H1 ’17

MANILA, July 31 -- Sy-led Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) registered a PHP13.3-billion net income in the first half of 2017, higher than the PHP11.7 billion in the same period...

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