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BSP keeps policy rates anew

Posted on December 17, 2015

By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — Philippine monetary officials on Thursday maintained the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates after noting that inflation dynamics and risks to the outlook…

NEDA cuts PHL additional rice import for 2016 by 25%

Posted on December 17, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — The government will reduce by roughly one-fourth its planned additional volume of rice imports for the first semester of 2016 meant to boost…

NEDA chief sees 2015 growth at 6% despite typhoons

Posted on December 17, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — The government is optimistic about achieving its target economic growth of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter despite the devastation wrought by typhoons,…

Cebu-based developer invests PHP430M to build 709 townhouse units in north Cebu town

Posted on December 17, 2015

CEBU CITY, Dec. 17 (PNA) — Cebu-based developer Primary Homes Inc. (PHI) is investing PHP430 million to build 709 townhouse units in its 5.4-hectare property in Poblacion, Compostela town in northern Cebu….

NEDA Board okays Php 17.9 B worth of new projects

Posted on December 16, 2015

By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board on Wednesday approved Php 17.9-billion worth of new projects. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma…

PHL stocks bounce back to 6,800 on Wall Street rally

Posted on December 16, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — Philippine shares bounced back to the 6,800-territory on thin volume Wednesday, buoyed by Wall Street’s rally, despite expectations of higher interest rates by…

Metro Pacific acquiring 51% stake in Bulacan hospital for Php 150 M

Posted on December 16, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings Inc. (MPHH), the hospital investment arm of infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is acquiring a 51-percent stake…

ICTSI forms shared services unit

Posted on December 16, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — Listed port giant International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has formed its premier shared services company (SSC) to deliver business process outsourcing (BPO)…

Napocor extends power supply to Burias Island by 4 hours

Posted on December 14, 2015

By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Dec 14 (PNA) – State-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) hiked its power supply to Burias Island by four hours last week. In a statement Monday, the government-owned…

PSEi rebounds slightly

Posted on December 14, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 14 (PNA) — Local share prices resisted weak sentiments across the region to end slightly higher on Monday ahead of a highly-anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate…

MB places Rural Bank of Caba (La Union), Inc. under PDIC receivership

Posted on December 14, 2015

MANILA, Dec 14 (PNA) — The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.(PDIC) has taken over the management of the Rural Bank of Caba (La Union), Inc. following resolution of the Monetary Board (MB) that…

DTI, PLDT SME Nation partner for Go Negosyo centers

Posted on December 14, 2015

MANILA, Dec. 14 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has partnered with PLDT SME Nation, the small-and-medium-enterprises (SME) arm of leading telecommunications firm PLDT, to provide connectivity and video…

PSE eyes 8 to 10 IPOs in 2016; sees PhP200-B capital-raising a good target

Posted on December 13, 2015

By Leslie D. Venson MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — Eight to 10 companies are expected to debut in the local equities stock market in 2016, as they ramp up expansion plans in…

El Niño, typhoons bring down 2015 palay, corn production

Posted on December 13, 2015

By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — Palay and corn outputs for the whole of 2015 may be lower than their respective 2014 levels due to the adverse effects of…

PHL property sector seen growing 5-7% in 2016

Posted on December 13, 2015

By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The country’s property market is expected to sustain its five to seven percent growth rate in 2016, with the office segment mainly driving…

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