LOCAL SHARES are expected to correct today as February ends, with the month seeing the market underperforming amid local and global developments. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) declined by 58.72 points or 0.86% to close at 6,755.95 on Wednesday, while the broader all shares index fell 41.56 points or 1% to end at 4,100.16. […]Read More
THE PESO may depreciate versus the dollar on Friday on increased preference for the greenback as the market expects better US economic data and with the schedule of the arrival of vaccines here still unclear. The local unit closed at P48.605 versus the dollar on Wednesday, appreciating by 3.5 centavos from its previous finish of […]Read More
THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it will include fiber optics and broadcast tower projects to its list of telecommunications works where the permit process requires streamlining. The regulator and other government agencies last year released a circular ordering the reduction in the number of permits for building common cell towers. ARTA said in a […]Read More
BW FILE PHOTO THE government’s plan to tax the digital economy is bumping up against constraints like the absence of a standard regulatory framework for online platforms or the lack of adequate information technology infrastructure, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a government think tank. Addressing these “major policy gaps” is crucial […]Read More
Philippine food companies participating virtually in the largest food and beverage trade event in Asia have been set a sales target of $14.05 million this year. Ten Philippine companies will exhibit food products at FoodEx Japan 2021, the on-site component of which will be staged in Chiba in March, according to the Center for International […]Read More
REUTERS THE Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said the government needs to set up more meat inspection facilities, rather than the insurance subsidies it is offering to help compensate farmers for losses incurred as a result of African Swine Fever (ASF). In a mobile phone message, SINAG Executive Director Jayson H. Cainglet said insurance does […]Read More
AN INTERNATIONAL treaty which the Philippines signed earlier this year will protect the intellectual property (IP) rights of Filipino audiovisual artists globally, the IP regulator said. President Rodrigo R. Duterte in January signed the Instrument of Accession to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which regulates the copyright of audiovisual performers. While the Philippine IP […]Read More
BW FILE PHOTO IMPROVED METHODS of managing catfish (hito) and mudfish (dalag) nurseries are expected to improve production of the two types of fish, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said in a statement. The DA said the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are using induced […]Read More
SMDC A MOVE TO more compact and integrated communities is expected to improve the sustainability of Philippine cities by limiting the distances residents need to travel for work and leisure, an expert panel said. United Nations-Habitat Country Programme Manager Christopher E. Rollo said at a virtual property forum organized by the Philippine Star, “Compact cities […]Read More
REUTERS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter FILIPINOS on the government’s priority list may get vaccinated against the coronavirus as early as next week as the government takes delivery of 600,000 vaccine doses donated by China on Sunday, according to the presidential palace. “Three more nights and the vaccines will be here,” presidential spokesman Herminio […]Read More
