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Senate OKs bill creating econ strategy to level up Philippine exports 

By Cristina Chi | November 7, 2023 - 4:30pm

The proposed “Tatak Pinoy” measure creates a "Tatak Pinoy" council and strategy to establish metrics on how government...

Business

SWS: 48% of Filipinos believe economy will improve in 2023

By Cristina Chi | March 10, 2023 - 10:31am

This outnumbered the 33% who said that it will stay the same and the 9% of Filipinos who said that the economy will worsen...

Headlines

Addressing urgent challenges by making better choices

By Paco A. Pangalangan | November 27, 2021 - 1:00pm

Attracting investment to create more jobs for Filipinos and drive the country’s economic recovery.

News Commentary

In Duterte's final SONA, a clear pandemic game plan is missing

By Ramon Royandoyan | July 26, 2021 - 9:36pm

Just like his penultimate report to the nation, President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address lacked...

Business

Choosing between peoples' safety and national economy

By Josephus B. Jimenez | May 15, 2020 - 12:00am

Between lives and livelihood, between health and economy, the leader has to decide.

Freeman Opinion

Philippines seeks to boost COVID-19 war chest to breach P1 trillion

By Prinz Magtulis | April 8, 2020 - 6:14pm

The government is currently sourcing funds to finance its coronavirus response.

Business

Fair competition

By Boo Chanco | October 17, 2018 - 12:00am

Dr. Arsenio Balisacan, chairman of the Philippine Competition Commission posted this tweet last week:

Business

DA blames slow agri growth to non-lending by banks

By Louise Maureen Simeon | May 28, 2018 - 12:00am

The farm sector continues to lag behind and contribute measly to the national economy due to the non-lending by banks, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

Business

Cha-cha inilarga na

By Gemma Amargo-Garcia | July 10, 2013 - 12:00am

Sa kabila ng pagtanggi ni Pangulong Aquino sa Charter change (Chacha), inihain kahapon ni House Speaker Feliciano “SB” Belmonte Jr. ang isang resolusyon na nag­lalayong amyendahan ang “Restrictive...

Bansa

Commercial banks look to consumer market for growth

By Ted P. Torres | December 20, 2004 - 12:00am

sBanks continue to look at the consumer lending market for growth in the same manner that the National Economy looks to private and personal consumption to fuel the country’s sputtering economy. The three major...

Business