(GMA News) The Philippine peso retreated back to the P48:$1 level on Monday, marking its weakest showing in over three weeks. The local currency lost 12 centavos to close at P48.065:$1 from last Friday’s finish of P47.945:$1. This is the… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) THE GOVERNMENT should allow foreign investors to develop the country’s agriculture sector to ensure food security, according to various groups and experts. Foreign companies should be able to bring in investments and technology to develop land in the long… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) SIX of 10 Filipinos prefer coronavirus vaccines made in the US, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll. The poll, conducted on April 28 to May 2, showed 63% of Filipinos would rather get vaccinated with a shot… Continue Reading
(GMA News) A stockbroker is getting 14 years of jail time after a Pasig court ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning its illegal trade transactions complaint it filed over two decades ago. In a decision… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) The Senate on Thursday approved on second reading a bill seeking to strengthen the country’s law against sexual abuse of children online. The Senate approved Senate Bill 2209, which will repeal the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 and amend… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) The House committee on ways and means has recommended that the chamber House approve the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 7068, which extends the estate tax amnesty application period by two years from the original deadline of June 14.… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) Philippine shares closed the week in the green as investors went bargain-hunting amid the local bourse’s intraday low and after the US released data showing lower initial jobless claims. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) inched up by… Continue Reading
(BusinessWorld) The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will continue to study the possibility of developing its own digital currency but will seek to build up its capacity to handle digital-currency operations. “We are developing our capacity to adopt it but… Continue Reading
