BSP forecast: March inflation not more than 3 percent
Prices of basic consumer goods and services in the Philippines were likely to have risen at a slower pace in March because of cheaper fuel, according to the Bangko Sentral…
Award-winning UP food scientist Alonzo Gabriel, 39
photo from the Facebook page of Alonzo Gabriel Award-winning food scientist, food security advocate and UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) professor Alonzo Gabriel passed away after months of…
Asian stocks rise after Wall Street health-care-led rally
TOKYO — Asian shares surged Tuesday after a rally in U.S. stocks, mostly spurred by health care companies’ announcements of developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. A currency…
Security Bank, SG group offer free education during lockdown
Sanjiv Vohra To help families ensure that their children will continue to learn while the world is waging a war against the coronavirus pandemic, Security Bank has teamed up with…
SM hikes COVID-19 support fund to P170M
SM Investments vice chair Teresita Sy-Coson (second from left) and Henry Sy Jr. (third from left) The SM group has scaled up its coronavirus (COVID-19) assistance program as total donations…
Metro Pacific mobilizes P190M for war vs. COVID19
Manuel V. Pangilinan The group of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan has mobilized over P190 million worth of resources to help the country’s medical front-liners and support vulnerable communities amid the…
Japanese group buys 10% of MPIC’s Indonesian tollroad unit
Metro Pacific chair Manuel V. Pangilinan and chief finance officer David Nicol The Metro Pacific group led by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan has sold a 10.32 percent stake in Indonesian…
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, World Bank sees PH economy growing 3% at best, contracting 0.5% at worst in 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic will take its toll on economies across East Asia and the Pacific, and the Philippines was no exception given its reliance on tourism and…