Business

By Riza Lozada The government is receiving higher shares from state firms and agencies as three government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) remitted recently a total of P4.54 billion to the National Treasury. 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas campaign on the demonetization of the old banknote series was selected as one of the three finalists under the category Best Communications Program in the 2017 Excellence in Currency Awards of the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA). 

Asian conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) officially inaugurated its 7.7-km elevated NAIA Expressway Phase II project (NAIAx), which is currently providing ease of access to and from the country’s busiest gateway, during a late night ceremony onsite that saw the government’s economic managers touting its thrust to further build on the country’s gains via its “Build, Build, Build” program. 

Listed budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) saw passenger growth bounce back in April, as summer went into full swing and on the back of the traditional Lenten break and four-day long Labor-Day weekend. 

Listed phone giant Globe Telecom remains optimistic on the growing demand for home broadband Internet amid the latest Akamai Report that showed improvement of broadband speed and adoption in the country. 

Unilever Philippines has signed an agreement with Lopez group power arm First Gen Corp. through its licensed Retail Electricity Supplier, First Gen Energy Solution Inc., for the supply of renewable energy to Unilever’s Paco and Pasig facilities. 

By Riza Lozada Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) targets to double its land assets following the success of its initial public offering (IPO), which allowed the property developer to raise P2.9 billion. 

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will play a central role in realizing the Philippines “economic breakout” which requires an improvement in both tax administration and policy reforms in the agency to ensure a steady revenue stream for the Duterte administration’s ambitious program to modernize the country’s infrastructure backbone and accelerate poverty reduction, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said. 

By Riza Lozada An increase in domestic borrowings bumped up the national government’s (NG) outstanding debt in April by 8.3 percent to P6.37 trillion, Bureau of Treasury (BTr) data showed. 

Agribusiness pioneer Vitarich Corp. posted record gains in 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, effectively sustaining its growth momentum in the last few years while gearing up for expansion in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.