Category: Economic Indicators
SME loan applications lower than expected
THE NUMBER of small businesses applying for loans from the government remains low at about 1,000 a week,…
ABOUT 1,000 A WEEK: SME loan applications lower than expected
THE NUMBER of small businesses applying for loans from the government remains low at about 1,000 a week, though the current average represents a significant…
Power spot price nearly doubles in March
THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Thursday that the average spot market price in…
P4.16 PER KWH: Power spot price nearly doubles in March
THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Thursday that the average spot market price in March hit P4.16 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) or…
Power spot price nearly doubles in March
electricity high voltage pole and sky THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Thursday that the average spot market price in March…
Bids solicited for contract to build tunnel linking rail lines
SUBWAY BORING MACHINE — DOTR THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting…
RAILWAY PROJECT: Bids solicited for contract to build tunnel linking rail lines
SUBWAY BORING MACHINE — DOTR THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting the South Commuter Railway Project to the…
Bids solicited for contract to build tunnel linking rail lines
SUBWAY BORING MACHINE — DOTR THE TRANSPORTATION department has started seeking bidders for the tunneling works contract connecting the South Commuter Railway Project to the…
Lower pork tariffs seen creating winners, losers
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS A LOWERING of pork tariffs is expected to highlight the diverging interests of meat processors…
DIVERGING INTERESTS: Lower pork tariffs seen creating winners, losers
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS A LOWERING of pork tariffs is expected to highlight the diverging interests of meat processors and importers on the one hand, who…
House panel approves consolidated bill on creative industry dev’t
A HOUSE panel approved Thursday consolidated legislation that will set up programs to develop the creative industries. At…
House panel approves consolidated bill on creative industry dev’t
A HOUSE panel approved Thursday consolidated legislation that will set up programs to develop the creative industries. At a hearing, the Special Committee on Creative…
DTI bans installment-only purchase schemes
TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez — PHILSTAR THE SALE of consumer goods through installment-only purchase schemes has been…
SIGNED ON MARCH 23: DTI bans installment-only purchase schemes
THE SALE of consumer goods through installment-only purchase schemes has been banned by order of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Consumers must be…
PHL economic recovery seen lagging region
PHILSTAR THE economic recovery in the Philippines will likely remain slower than most of Southeast Asia this year…
5.8% GROWTH FORECAST: PHL economic recovery seen lagging region
THE economic recovery in the Philippines will likely remain slower than most of Southeast Asia this year with the rising coronavirus case count expected to…
Road right-of-way order seen easing cell tower construction
CELLULAR TOWER construction is expected to accelerate after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued a department order granting telecommunications firms use of…
ON NATIONAL ROADS: Road right-of-way order seen easing cell tower construction
CELLULAR TOWER construction is expected to accelerate after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued a department order granting telecommunications firms use of…
Road right-of-way order seen easing cell tower construction
CELLULAR TOWER construction is expected to accelerate after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued a department order granting telecommunications firms use of…
Economic team preparing to fund aid for prolonged lockdown
ECONOMIC MANAGERS are studying sources of funds for a fresh cash aid program in the event that the lockdown imposed on the capital region and…