The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) generated a net income of P18.23 billion in 2015 from P18.04 billion the year before.
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Security Bank gets multiple citations for good governance
Security Bank Corp. (SBC) has received multiple honors from Corporate Governance Asia for its high ethical business standards.
Read More »BOI eyes inclusivity as part of government incentives policy
The Board of Investments (BOI) gathered last week representatives of various government agencies to generate insights and recommendations on the proposal to integrate inclusive business (IB) in government policies.
Read More »Globe brings digital age to SMEs in Batangas City
As part of its commitment to help build a digital nation, Globe Telecom is expanding the reach of its nationwide digital solutions caravan for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through its SME arm Globe myBusiness as it holds the 3rd Globe myBusiness Day in Batangas City.
Read More »EU releases P156 million to aid typhoon, armed-strife victims
The European Commission is making available P156.34 million in humanitarian aid to assist people affected both by the aftermath of Typhoon Nona and the prolonged conflict in Mindanao.
Read More »Unilab starts campaign to raise health literacy
Unilab Foundation Inc. has partnered with the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST) to address the country’s health literacy gap through Health Science On the Go (HSOTG)–Traveling Science Centrum.
Read More »Globe Telecom declares dividend of P22 per share
Globe Telecom said its board approved the declaration of a first quarter cash dividend of P22 per share for common shares.
Read More »LRT Cavite extension project starts; P24-billion syndicated loan agreement inked
The Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), led by conglomerate Metro Pacific Corp. of mogul Manny V. Pangilinan, has signed a loan facility worth P24 billion, along with an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement for the project to extend the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) to Cavite province.
Read More »Government inks Asean open-skies accords
The government ratified the two remaining protocols out of the six that, together, comprise a regional pact liberalizing air transportation in the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Community. On February 3, President Aquino signed Protocol 5 and Protocol 6 of the ASEAN Multilateral Agreement in Air Services (Maas), the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said in a …
Read More »SM central business park in MOA tagged Peza special economic zone
The SM Central Business Park 1-A at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex in Pasay City has been declared a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) special economic zone. The area includes e-commerce buildings Three and Four E-Com which mostly houses information technology and Business Process Outsourcing companies.
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