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Filipinos told to avail of free TB diagnosis, treatment

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Filipinos are urged to take advantage of the free diagnostic and treatment services for tuberculosis (TB) as it remains one of the country's top public health concerns. In a Facebo... Read More


Gov't steps up measures to maintain stable inflation

Manila, Sept. 5 -- The government is intensifying efforts to ensure sufficient supply and keep the prices of key commodities affordable despite recent weather disturbances, the Department of Economy, ... Read More


Supply issues to push oil prices up further next week

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Oil prices are projected to increase anew next week from PHP1 to PHP1.50 per liter on supply-related issues. Citing price movements based on the benchmark Mean of Platts Singapore ... Read More


DTI equips W. Visayas biz training to boost expansion opportunities

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Representatives of 37 businesses from Region 6 (Western Visayas) have received skills and network-building training through the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Moonshot TNK... Read More


Banks' non-performing loans ratio at 3.40% in July

Manila, Sept. 5 -- The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans slightly went up in July, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Data... Read More


Amended Investors Lease Act to boost employment opportunities

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Investments and employment opportunities in the agriculture and industry sectors, among others, are seen to be bolstered by the amended Investors' Lease Act, which extends the lease... Read More


Bank lending slows, domestic liquidity picks up in July

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Bank lending grew at a slightly slower pace in July while domestic liquidity growth accelerated, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Data released on Friday showed that out... Read More


5 Alternergy bids included in DOE's green energy auction

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Five renewable energy (RE) projects nationwide of publicly-listed firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (Alternergy) were accepted under the Department of Energy's (DOE) fourth green... Read More


Bargain hunting lifts PSEi anew, peso still on sideways close

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Bargain hunting sustained in the local bourse Friday, resulting in the second consecutive day of positive close for the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), and the peso finished... Read More


P15-M cigarette smuggling foiled in N. Cotabato, 6 arrested

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Police authorities arrested six suspects and seized PHP15 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a routine checkpoint operation in Barangay Panatan here Thursday. In a report ... Read More