Economy

NegOcc MSME council to tap more gov’t agencies

BACOLOD CITY, July 31 -- The Provincial Micro, Small, Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Council of Negros Occidental will engage the participation of more government agencies in the succeeding annual learning activities...

House begins hearings Tuesday on proposed P3.767-T 2018 budget

The House of Representatives will start tomorrow its scrutiny of the 2018 proposed national budget of P3.767 trillion, dubbed as “The Budget that Reforms and Transforms,” which was submitted by President...

PPA, BOC forge clarity on jurisdiction and permitting process of CAO

METRO MANILA --- The Department of Transportation-Philippine Ports Authority (DOTr-PPA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have ironed out their differences in interpretation of proposed provisions in the draft Customs Administrative Order...

BSP chief eyes more forex liberalization

MANILA, July 31 -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. vows further foreign exchange liberalization to help address rising financing requirements of the domestic economy. Espenilla said bank lending...

DA helps rice farmers become agri-entrepreneurs

MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, July 30 (PNA) -- To push farmers in becoming agri-entrepreneurs, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI-Midsayap) spearheaded today a Farmers' Field Day and Forum attended by farmers across...

PH inflation may reach its peak this year – BSP exec

MANILA, July 29 -- A ranking official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said rate of price increases in the country may have reached its peak this 2017 after decelerating...

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