BUSINESS
Optum Philippines future-proofs its workforce with care, connection, growth
Optum Philippines, a member of the UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has earned the prestigious recognition as one of “The Philippines’ Best Employers 2025” by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Statista for the very first time. This signals the global capability center’s...
Rice import tariff collections posts 58% hike year-on-year amid improved BOC valuation system
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reported collections amounting to P2.04 billion in tariffs from rice imports in January, representing a 58-percent increase over the P1.29 billion collected during the same period last year amid a further improvement in the bureau’s...
Congratulations to PRIMO Newsweek online!
DBP’s P12.5-B capital infusion to expand bank’s COVID-response programs
THE Department of Finance (DOF) said the recent P12.5 billion capital infusion to the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will provide additional funds for the state lending institution's COVID-19 response programs, which include extending low-interest,...
LANDBANK facilitates account opening for unbanked national ID registrants
THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has allotted more than P153 million for the hiring of over 1,000 service contract workers (SCWs) who are now being deployed to various locations across the country to assist in the opening of transaction accounts for...
DOF secures US$17-B external financing in 2020 for budgetary support, key projects
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has contracted a total of US$17.06 billion in affordable financing from external sources in 2020 for key infrastructure projects and other priority programs, and for helping bridge the wider fiscal deficit incurred last year because of...
Bubusisiin ng NTC ang internet speed plans
INATASAN ng National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ang telecommunications companies (telcos) na isumite ang kanilang mga plano para sa pagpapabilis ng internet sa bansa. Ang hakbang ay isinagawa ng NTC dahil sa direktiba ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte, na...
Anak ni RSA, bagong director ng SMC
NAHALAL kamakailan si Johan Paul Ang bilang bagong miyembro ng board of directors ng San Miguel Corporation (SMC), ang panganay na anak ni Ramon S. Ang, na SMC president at chief operating officer (COO). Si John Paul, na kasalukuyang presidente at chief executive...