Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R and I), a Tokyo-based debt watcher, has kept its investor-grade credit rating for the Philippines at ‘BBB+’ while revising its outlook to positive from stable. The Department of Finance (DOF) shared in a
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) reported a 2.7-percent increase in net income for the first half of the year. In a statement on Wednesday, Landbank said its net income during the period reached PHP20.9 billion, up from
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the European Union’s (EU) interest to recommence free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Philippines during her visit to the Philippines from July 31 to Aug. 1, the country’s top…
The recognition from the federal government for Sarawak to implement the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiative has proven that the state is on the right track.Deputy Minister in Sarawak Premier’s Department (Law, Malaysia Agreement…
The province of Antique has sustained PHP5.5 million losses in rice crops due to Typhoon Egay-enhanced southwest monsoon. Serafin Yanga, Antique Office of the Provincial Agriculture focal person for natural calamity, said in an interview Friday that f…
The World Bank (WB)-funded Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) has been launched this week in Samar and Northern Samar provinces as the government ramps up the fight against malnutrition. The launching was held in Northern Samar on July …
