JOB OPENINGS in the Philippines rose 13% from a quarter earlier in the three months to September, driven by opportunities in technology “at all levels,” according to a corporate headhunter. The increase in job opportunities was fueled by the demand for technology professionals at all levels, Michael Page Philippines said in a statement, citing its […]Read More

FACEBOOK.COM/OFFICIALACEN AC ENERGY Corp. said its planned joint venture to develop a solar power project in Lal-lo, Cagayan, will add around 100 MW to its generation portfolio. The company’s management has given the green light for AC Energy enter into the joint venture with CleanTech Global Renewables, Inc. “The joint venture will potentially add around […]Read More

MACROVECTOR-FREEPIK (Part 3) For the foreseeable future, as we saw in the last article, the service sector will account for a high percentage of both our GDP and employed force. For better or for worse, our economy already has the structure of highly developed countries in which the service sector usually accounts for 60 to […]Read More

BW FILE PHOTO This smells like Pharmally all over again — only on a grander, longer-term scale. Sometime in September we were alarmed to note that the Malampaya gas field temporarily shut down its operations weeks before a scheduled preventive maintenance work. As a result, distribution utilities (DUs) had to switch to other sources and […]Read More

(Second of two parts) Given these reasons on why the investment climate is quite poor, what are the solutions? Among these solutions are: 1. Open up the economy. Opening up the economy means removing those restrictions to foreign investment that made the Philippines the third most restrictive in the world. In particular, the Philippines should […]Read More

VECTORJUICE-FREEPIK On June 17, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued Circular No. 1122, which set out guidelines for the adoption of the Open Finance Framework. Open finance is part of the BSP’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap for 2020-2023, which aims to promote financial inclusion. The salient provisions of the Circular are discussed below. 1. […]Read More

WOMEN are seen in front of a supermarket in Qinzhou, Guangxi province, China, April 12. — REUTERS SHANGHAI/BEIJING — The Chinese government has told families to keep daily necessities in stock in case of emergencies after unusually heavy rains caused vegetable prices to surge and raised concerns about supply shortages. A Commerce Ministry statement late […]Read More

A 3D printed oil pump jack is placed on dollar banknotes in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION on Tuesday was scheduled to unveil a plan to slash emissions of the greenhouse gas methane across the country, starting with oil and gas wells, pipelines and other infrastructure as […]Read More