Nickel miners spent P698.5M on environment, social dev’t projects in 2020—report
Members of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) invested over P698.5 million on environment and social development projects in 2020, the association said in a report.
4As suspends Gigil over Belo ad
Ad agency Gigil has been suspended as a member of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (4As Philippines) after it released the controversial Belo ad in August.
Good economic outlook despite Delta variant threat—NEDA official
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) was confident of a good economic outlook at the end of July despite the threat of the Covid-19 Delta variant that tightened quarantine protocols in Metro Manila.
Utility tech firm ABB wants Davao to catch up with Manila
Global utility tech company ABB plans to invest in Davao City as it catches up with the nation’s capital city Manila with its “potential in the utility space.”
GAC Motor Philippines chosen as official partner for 2021 PhilCycling National Trials
The Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines has chosen GAC Motor Philippines to become the official mobility partner of the 2021 PhilCycling National Trials for Road on July 10 to 11 at Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga.
BSP to watch Covid-19 variants’ threat to inflation
While the country’s inflation rate in June 2021 eased to 4.1 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it would still monitor the economic pressures brought about by the emerging coronavirus variants.
PH unemployment rate drops in May, at 7.7%
The May unemployment rate was a whole percentage point lower than the 8.7 percent recorded in April.
Still no funds from OWWA—Overseas Filipino Bank president
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has not yet contributed funds to the state-owned Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), the bank’s president said on June 29.
Duterte OKs merger of Landbank, UCPB
Landbank will remain as the surviving entity after the merger, with all UCPB assets and liabilities to be transferred to it.
PSA: 4.14M jobless in April during reimposition of ECQ, MECQ—PSA
The April unemployment rate was 8.7 percent, 1.6 percentage points higher than the March rate of 6.1 percent.
San Miguel fast-tracks SLEX extension to Lucena
In a statement, San Miguel said the 66.74-kilometer road project would boost the Southern Tagalog region, and contribute to the country’s pandemic recovery efforts.
No shortage in meat products, canned goods— San Miguel
San Miguel Foods, San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) food unit, said its meat products and canned goods would remain available in supermarkets and other retail outlets amid the concerns raised about import restrictions and a surge in meat material prices.
Bank deposits near P15 trillion as Filipinos save more during pandemic
Deposits in the Philippine banking system reached P14.9 trillion last year, a 9 percent growth from P13.6 trillion in 2019, as Filipinos started saving more amid the pandemic. Data from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), the state-run deposit insurer,...
DOE wants gov’t to build new power plant
Despite adequate power supply, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi wants the government to again join the power generation business by building a reserve power plant.Cusi warned that if problems in active power plants occurred, supply would not be enough to back up demand...
Karl Chua made permanent NEDA chief
The socioeconomic planning secretary is also the director general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).