Economy

THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it conferred “excellent” ratings on 64 agencies for their compliance with the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Law, while noting the large number of…

THE PHILIPPINES is proposing a chapter on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in its free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport)…

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it expects sustained cargo volume growth this year of about 7%. “Based on our projection by the end of the year, we are expecting…

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Thursday that it ordered all distribution utilities (DUs) in calamity areas to suspend electricity disconnections for unpaid bills between October and December. The…

IMPOSING a carbon tax and an emissions trading system will help generate additional revenue for Asia-Pacific countries, and will likely have little inflation impact, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.…

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter THE Supreme Court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) on the transfer of P29.9 billion from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the Bureau of…

INTERNATIONAL TRADE is expected to rebound by around 2% this year, underperforming the projected growth of global gross domestic product (GDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)…

PHILIPPINE rice imports totaled 3.68 million metric tons (MMT) as of late October, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). The BPI reported that in October, rice shipments totaled…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is now allowing the movement of broiler chicken for slaughter from areas without active cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.…

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is looking into proposals to provide relief for consumers in storm-hit areas, including staggered-payment schemes for electricity bills. The statement issued on Wednesday…