MANILA, Philippines — The country’s hog inventory remained on a downtrend at the start of January as production continued to decline in the last quarter of 2021, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that the country’s swine inventory stood at 9.49 million heads as of Jan. 1, down by 4.5 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is urging Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) companies registered with the investments promotion agency to comply with the order of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to return to onsite work starting April 1 to avoid penalties. In a statement, PEZA director general Charito Plaza appealed […]
Read MoreIn six weeks, the nation will elect a new president. The next leader will have the opportunity to guide the nation’s future economic and social directions. We do not know who the next leader will be. Though there is a strong frontrunner based on the surveys, the voters’ pick will be decided on election day, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may raise interest rates within the year to contain inflation, which is expected to breach the government’s target, according to the Fitch Group’s research arm. In a report, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said the BSP may raise interest rates by 75 basis points […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Yields for government securities jumped for another week on investor concern that the US Fed will go all out with its rate hikes soon. The Bureau of the Treasury yesterday made a partial award of just P5 billion of the P15 billion in Treasury bills on offer as rates went up again […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved incentives for a P62 million hog production project in Pampanga, which is expected to boost the country’s pork supply. In a statement yesterday, the BOI said it approved the application for registration of Zashi Hog Farm Inc. for its new project in Pampanga. The project […]
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