Manila Times
BUDGET authorities on Thursday announced that about P27 billion will be disbursed to settle unpaid emergency allowance for health care workers.In a st
THE national government's outstanding debt ballooned to a new record high of P15.35 trillion in May as the peso weakened, the Bureau of the Treasury r
(UPDATE) SEN. Nancy Binay said she would consult her lawyers about whether to file a complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano before the Senate Comm
THE peso continued to recover against the dollar on Thursday, and the stock market also rose to the 6,500 level amid renewed rate cut hopes.The curren
US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) dropping plans for a preemptive easing could lead to the Philippine peso
THE nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio of Philippine banks edged up to 3.57 percent in May, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed, rising from Apr
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday congratulated Gilas Pilipinas for defeating world No. 6 Latvia in the 2024 FIBA World Olympic Qual
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate-setting committee said last month that the bank's employment and inflation goals w
ACHIEVING economic growth near the upper end of this year's target remains a challenge for the Philippines given downside risks, a Fitch Group unit sa
THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) officially activated its National Command Center on Thursday, which will aid in the management of el
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is in talks with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $400 million in loan assistance to establish a Philip
THE Manila Times School of Journalism will soon conduct its inaugural Workshop in Journalism for Social Media Content Creators, a two-day workshop des
AYALA-LED Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Thursday said that it would be offering P5 billion worth of fixed-rate Asean sustainable bonds, with
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) on Thursday identified eight bidders that had expressed interest in supplying 600 megawatts of baseload supply for its p
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing to increase the export market for high-value crops with P10 billion in funding for next year.Agriculture
LISTED Visayas-Mindanao developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) said Thursday that its Velmiro Heights Davao project had generated sales of P2.7 billio
THE Makabayan bloc plans to field 12 senatorial bets in 2025, ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro said on Thursday.The bloc also remains open to
COSCO Capital Inc., the listed retail holding company of business mogul Lucio Co, is eyeing the acquisition of another hydropower facility to boost it
FROM the 1950s up to the early 1980s, when leftist ideas were at the peak of influence in local intellectual discourse, the development motto adopted
