Ilang mambabatas, pabor sa paggamit ng motorsiklo bilang pampublikong sasakyan

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 01:12 AM

Sa gitna ng matinding trapik sa Metro Manila, pabor ang ilang mambabatas na gamitin ang mga motorsiklo bilang pampublikong transportasyon. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga in demand na trabaho simula 2019

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 01:01 AM

Ngayong papatapos na ang 2018, ano naman kaya ang trabahong magiging in demand simula 2019? Read more »

Asian markets tumble amid global economic headwinds

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:32 AM

Concerns of a US Federal Reserve rate hike put local investors on edge as Philippine shares fall for the third straight session. Read more »

Analyst: Increasing interest rates may be good for banking industry

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:31 AM

Rate hikes are also keeping Philippine financial institutions on their toes.  Read more »

Agriculture department vows to keep suggested rice retail price

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:28 AM

The Department of Agriculture warned the distribution of cheap government-subsidized rice will be affected once the rice tariffication bill is enacted into law. Read more »

No public hearings in water rates adjustment

ABS-CBN News
Dec 19 12:27 AM

A Philippine consumer group questions why no public hearings were conducted before the implementation of water rates adjustment. But concessionaires were quick to explain why. - Business Nightly, ANC, December 18, 2018 Read more »

Huawei rejects Western security fears, says 'no evidence'

Ryan McMorrow, Agence France-Presse
Dec 18 11:47 PM

Huawei defended its global ambitions and network security on Tuesday in the face of Western fears that the Chinese telecom giant could serve as a Trojan horse for Beijing's security apparatus.   Read more »

Oil slumps to fresh one-year lows in markets rout

Roland Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Dec 18 11:37 PM

World oil prices tumbled Tuesday to strike the lowest levels in more than a year, hit by a markets rout that was rooted in fears over the world economy.   Read more »

'Taas-singil ng tubig sa Enero, di kailangan ng konsultasyon'

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 11:02 PM

Iginiit ng Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office na hindi kailangan ng pagdinig o konsultasyon sa pag-apruba sa taas-singil sa tubig ng mga water concessionaire na ipatutupad sa Enero. Read more »

PH to keep moratorium on new mining projects

Reuters
Dec 18 10:32 PM | Updated Dec 19 04:06 AM

The Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has deferred a recommendation to lift the six-year-old moratorium on new mining projects, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Read more »

Pagbebenta ng NFA rice 'di sigurado' sa pagsasabatas ng rice tariffication

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 06:58 PM | Updated Dec 18 10:27 PM

Kung itutuloy ang pagbenta ng NFA rice sa ilalim ng rice tariffication bill, maaaring umabot sa P35 hanggang P36 ang bentahan nito.  Read more »

Steel industry group urges ban on discarded furnaces from China

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 06:37 PM | Updated Dec 18 10:16 PM

A group of local steel manufacturers is calling on the government to ban second hand steel furnaces from China, which produce lower quality steel and cause pollution. Read more »

Select PLDT subscribers to get 8-digit telephone numbers in March

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 05:41 PM

Telephone numbers in Metro Manila, Rizal Province, San Pedro, Laguna and Bacoor, Cavite with 02 area code will have 8 digits starting March 18, PLDT Inc said in an advisory.  Read more »

Holiday rush: Lazada says tons of parcels in chartered flights to expedite delivery

ABS-CBN News
Dec 18 05:40 PM

E-commerce platform Lazada on Tuesday said it chartered items purchased overseas to expedite delivery of orders placed during its 12.12 grand year-end sale. Read more »

Kpop giant BTS 'worth $3.6 billion a year' to South Korea

Agence France-Presse
Dec 18 05:18 PM | Updated Dec 18 10:11 PM

SEOUL - South Korean boyband BTS are worth more than $3.6 billion to the country's economy every year -- equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies -- a research institute said Tuesday. Read more »