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Philippines still has room to lower rates, says Purisima

November 17, 2015 - 9:00am

Even with a looming interest rate hike in the US, the Philippines has enough room to lower interest rates further which should...

Business

Philippines needs 7% annual growth to reach ‘modern’ status – Balisacan

By Ted P. Torres | October 15, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines needs to grow an average seven percent annually over the next 10 years to bring its economy at par with Thailand...

Business

Unready

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | July 31, 2015 - 10:00am

When an expanded VAT was being discussed several years ago, some idiot in Congress suggested that the corporate tax rate be simultaneously increased in order to mitigate negative public reaction to the consumption...

Opinion

Debt, capital markets needed for AEC

By Ted P. Torres | March 30, 2015 - 10:00am

The 10-member nations Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must develop a deeper, better connected, and more efficient local debt and equity capital markets to transform its savings into investment for...

Banking

ADB says Phl growth to stay above 6%

By Ted P. Torres | March 25, 2015 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained a cautious growth outlook for the Philippines at 6.4 percent this year and 6.3 percent in 2016.

Business

SEC seeks public input on corporate governance

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | July 13, 2014 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking stakeholders’ insights in line with efforts to improve the corporate governance scores of Philippine publicly listed companies (PLCs).

Business

It Takes GUTZ breaks ratings records

June 21, 2014 - 12:00am

For the second consecutive week, E!’s first Asian reality show It Takes GUTZ To Be A Gutierrez broke ratings records, giving another strong performance in the Philippines.

Entertainment

Press freedom: Phl still ‘partly free’

By Jose Katigbak | May 3, 2014 - 12:00am

The Philippines moved one spot forward to 87th place in the rankings on global press freedom and was rated as partly free...

Headlines

'Visa-free access to Japan may happen anytime soon'

By Camille Diola | April 16, 2014 - 5:06pm

Citing Japanese officials, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez confirmed that Japan's grant of a visa-free privilege...

Headlines

Probe sa power hike tuloy

By Malou Escudero | January 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Sa kabila ng temporary restraining order na ipina-labas ng Supreme Court, itutuloy pa rin ng Senate Committee on Energy ang imbestigasyon kaugnay sa nakaamba pa ring pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente ng Manila...

PSN Metro