Greenfield Development Corp. builds sustainable architecture and living spaces under the new normal
With our homes becoming our safe haven amid the crisis, the importance of good design and anticipative planning has never been made clearer. Residential architecture...
BIR halts ‘surprise’ visits, audits of ecozone locators
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has temporarily suspended its “surprise” visits and audits into the books of economic zone locators, according to the Philippine...
Is it time to retire the PHL peso, Thai baht, and Indonesian rupiah?
A new administration in Malacañang offers the opportunity to rethink existing economic policies. This should be welcomed. While we will hopefully see some relief from...
Why is the agriculture sector against RCEP?
The Philippine Senate has resumed deliberations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. RCEP is a trade agreement among the members of the Association of Southeast...
LandBank adds 57 additional agent banking partners
STATE-run lender Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) announced that it is tapping branches of UCPB Savings Bank (USB) nationwide to serve as “agent banking...
Young caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help
“3, 2, 1, go,” the 11-year-old says as he removes the tube. His mom slips a padded neck brace on her husband and lifts him...
BSP: Ceilings on credit card transactions stay
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday announced that there will be no changes to ceilings on credit card transactions and interest rates on...
Green light for SEA’s first satellite broadband
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has approved the registration of Starlink Internet Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). NTC’s approval...
PhilHealth premium hike ‘vital’ in meeting UHC Act’s goals–officials
STATE-RUN Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Tuesday defended anew before the members of the House of Representatives the scheduled premium contribution hike this June....
BTr awards only ₧9.3B of ₧35B in treasuries
THE Bureau of Treasury only awarded P9.3 billion out of its P35 billion offering of reissued 3-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Tuesday as investors submitted...