Acknowledging that the United States had been instrumental in economic and public governance reforms undertaken in the Philippines of late, the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team expressed optimism that such reforms would entice more American investors to do business here.
Read more: Finance chief Dominguez: PH-US ties ‘can only grow stronger’
While intra-Asean migration significantly rose during the past decade, more Filipinos were able to find greener pastures outside the region, thanks to government policies that reduced costs for migrant workers, the World Bank said Monday, Oct. 9.
Read more: World Bank praises PH for support of migrant workers
TOKYO -- Japan’s SoftBank has reached a broad accord to merge its US subsidiary Sprint with T-Mobile to create a rival to America’s top two wireless carriers, a newspaper said Saturday, Oct. 14.
Read more: US mobile carriers Sprint, T-Mobile to merge - report
Malacanan on Monday, October 9, released Executive Order (EO) No. 44, approving Land Bank of the Philippines' (LBP) acquisition of Philippine Postal Savings Bank (PPSB).
Read more: Land Bank acquires Postal Bank, converts it to Overseas Filipino Bank
Just a hundred meters from the shoreline of Hinatuan beach in Surigao del Sur lies a future tourist attraction being built by an unexpected group - a coastal resource management team working for Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), the largest nickel producer in the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The policy thrusts and progress in the reform agenda of the Philippine Government will be the central theme of the forthcoming visit of Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez and the Philippine Economic Team to the United States on 11-15 October 2017.
Read more: Economic Policy Thrusts and Reform Agenda to headline US visit of PH economic managers
The Supreme Court has upheld the right of a construction company owned by real estate mogul Reghis Romero II to collect P4.5 billion from the government as settlement for its controversial housing project on the Smokey Mountain dump in Tondo, Manila.
Read more: R-II Builders’ right to collect P4.5B over Smokey upheld by SC
Even as foreign direct investment (FDI) lagged so far this year, economic managers were optimistic of the gains from President Rodrigo Duterte’s overseas visits, which they said will bring in $59.3 billion in economic benefits.
Read more: Finance chief: Duterte foreign trips to bring in $59.3-B economic gains
European businesses are here to stay in the Philippines despite the curse-laden remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte and his warning against the European Union (EU) parliaments for criticizing his drug war.
Read more: European businesses to stay in PH - ECCP president
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, October 5, assured Filipino farmers and fisherfolk that his administration would accelerate its efforts to empower the country's agriculture sector.