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Newly-installed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Nestor Espenilla Jr. received a strong endorsement from credit watchdog Moody’s Investors Service which said Espenilla’s posting assured investors of continuity in the policies of his predecessor Amando Tetangco Jr.

Antitrust watchdog Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is seeking an increase in its personnel with the full effect of the Philippine Competition Act (PCA) after a two-year provided in the law ended last August. PCC chairman Arsenio Balisacan said the agency is bracing for a “deluge” of complaints on monopolies, cartels and other anti-competitive practices with the full effectivity of the …

By Riza Lozada  Philippine Airlines (PAL) has offered to build a P20-billion passenger terminal beside its current hub at the NAIA Centennial Terminal 2 to expand capacity and dramatically improve passenger convenience. 

By Luis Leoncio  Transport network company (TNC) Uber Technologies paid a total of P489.24 million for the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift a one-month suspension. 

Filipinos gives an overwhelming confidence to the Office of the President at 82 percent and Local Government Units at 78 percent based on the latest Philippine Trust Index (PTI) of research group EON. 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has relayed to the country’s economic managers the multilateral institution’s “very optimistic” growth outlook on the Philippines owing to the economy’s continued “impressive” performance. 

The Department of Finance (DOF) has uncovered a P50 million “white elephant” left behind by the past administration that calls for a state-of-the-art “Disaster Recovery” (DR) Site to back up the operations of the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) in Manila from a city in the Visayas, where major telecommunications providers have not yet installed high-speed broadband connectivity networks to support …

A new study of the International Trademark Association (INTA) showed industries which intensively use trademarks contribute significantly to five major economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members. 

By Riza Lozada  Energy projects are starting to boom in anticipation of higher electricity demand as the economy pursues a steady growth. 

Singapore will provide assistance to the government in implementing solutions that will ease the traffic congestion in Metro Manila through the use of modern technology.