Politics
Gov’t makes full award of T-bills at higher rates on inflation woes
THE GOVERNMENT fully awarded its offer of Treasury bills (T-bills) on Monday at mostly higher rates on expectations of faster June inflation, which may cause…
BSP looking to require financial institutions to use standard loan application form
BW FILE PHOTO THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to mandate financial institutions to use a standard form for business loan applications of…
Security Bank starts offer of 1.5-year bonds
BW FILE PHOTO SECURITY BANK Corp. on Monday started offering 1.5-year peso-denominated bonds and is looking to raise up to P1 billion in fresh funds….
Peso moves sideways ahead of June CPI
BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO inched up against the dollar on Monday ahead of the release of June inflation data and hawkish signals from the…
LTFRB told to focus on ease of doing business, aiding drivers
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to streamline permit processing and to ensure…
DoT’s Frasco signals major push to highlight neglected destinations
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO TOURISM Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina G. Frasco said her department will reach out to every corner of the country to ensure the…
Senate bill sets $80 Dubai crude as trigger to freeze fuel excise tax
A BILL calling for the automatic suspension of value-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes on fuel products has been refiled in the Senate, setting as…
The lords of Philippine basketball are troubled
MARKUS SPISKE-UNSPLASH Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Wilfrido “Willie” O. Marcial will soon meet with Shinji Semada, chairman of Japan’s B.League, and Kim Hee-ok, commissioner…
May Congress delimit through legislation the constitutional coverage of ‘public utilities’
TINGEY INJURY LAW-FIRM-UNSPLASH In its Article XII on National Economy and Patrimony, the 1987 Constitution provides in no uncertain terms that “No franchise, certificate, or…
The Bulacan Ecozone veto and Ben Diokno books
A number of important policies and events caught my attention last week. I will discuss three of them. PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF BULACAN ECOZONE BILLOne big…
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