A WORKER wipes an automotive computer component part at an electronics assembly line in Biñan, Laguna, April 20, 2016. — REUTERSFACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines unexpectedly contracted for the first time in 19
Workers pour cement on a road in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) budget deficit ballooned to P171.4 billion in February despite double-digit revenue
MANUEL B. VILLAR, JR.TYCOON and former Senate President Manuel B. Villar, Jr. is the richest Filipino, according to Forbes’ latest World’s Billionaires List.With an estimated net worth of $17.2 billion, Mr. Villar ranked
ANFLOINDUSTRIALESTATE.COMTHE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved P6 billion worth of investment pledges in March, bringing the first-quarter approvals to P58.947 billion. In a statement on Wednesday, the investment promotion agency said
SMCGLOBALPOWER.COM.PHTHE Department of Energy (DoE) said it expects sufficient power supply during the warm and dry season, when electricity demand peaks, as two gas-fired power plants in Batangas are set to generate a