The shift to more targeted lockdowns and the plan to ramp up mass vaccination will augur well for the Philippines’ economic recovery, which think tank Moody’s Analytics on Thursday said had been slowed down by prior missteps in pandemic response. “The Philippines is beginning to take a more integrated approach to managing the economic impact…
DMCI Mining Corp.’s profitability soared during the first semester of the year after recording about a 400-percent increase in its net income to in the same period last year. In a press release, the subsidiary of Consunji-led DMCI Holdings said it was able to ship 1.24 million wet metric tons of nickel ore between January…
In these most uncertain times, how can companies grappling with an omnipresent pandemic and rapidly shifting market preferences survive and eve thrive beyond this global health crisis? Admittedly, there’s no single set of solutions that can address this as everything remains fluid and continues to change in so many unpredictable ways. However, there are certain…
Grocery chain operator Puregold Price Club Inc. sustained the earnings growth momentum seen since last year amid a prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Puregold, led by the group of retail tycoon Lucio Co, booked around , up by 20.8 percent year-on-year. Compared to the first quarter’s bottom line of P2.02 billion, however, earnings dipped by 2.5 percent.…
Tax and nontax revenues collected by local governments in the first half of 2021 inched up by about 4 percent year-on-year to amid easing quarantine restrictions and improving prospects due to the gradual reopening of the economy. Collections by the local governments in the first half of last year was P162.8 billion. Based on data…
The Philippines is seen avoiding a slowdown in its economic rebound in the third quarter amid relatively lower COVID-19 infections compared to its neighbors suffering from surges and with mass vaccination picking up, UK-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics said. The Philippines would also likely join Indonesia and Thailand in achieving instead of 2023, Pantheon Macroeconomics…
After the disruptions caused by the pandemic in 2020, restaurant chain operator Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. has resumed its store expansion program this year, with the goal of opening 30 new stores. The new store openings will consist of 15 new restaurants under the flagship Shakey’s brand and 15 under the Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken…
The recovery of the Philippine economy from its worst postwar contraction last year is starting to gain traction as evidenced by the strength of the latest key indicators, the head of the central bank told foreign businessmen and diplomats recently. Speaking before the Joint Foreign Chambers, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said economic…
The declining number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines augurs well for economic recovery and the return of jobs lost amid last year’s pandemic-induced steep recession. But three think tanks on Monday cautioned the government against letting down its guard against the virus, especially as the more contagious Delta variant forced renewed lockdowns which hurt…
Ayala group-backed corporate venture capital firm Kickstart Ventures has intensified its hunt for future “unicorns” here and abroad notwithstanding a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, making use of a fresh fund to help bankroll early-stage to growth-stage tech startups. Kickstart, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globe Telecoms, is scouting for innovative companies with compelling, credible and scalable…