Top 1000 Corporations in the Philippines - BusinessWorld Online
WEBSep 4, 2023 · Part of what makes Top 1000 a reliable source that the Philippine business community awaits each year is the rigorous and thorough methodology the publication utilizes in every issue.. The financial data used in the magazine, both for the parent companies and conglomerates, are gathered from stock corporations’ audited financial statements (AFS) that were submitted to the Securities and ...
Stock Market Archives - BusinessWorld Online
WEB1 day ago · PHILIPPINE SHARES ended their four-day rally on Wednesday due to weak data and as investors turned cautious before the release of the August US... PHILIPPINE SHARES closed less than a point higher on Tuesday, with the main index testing the 7,100 level before succumbing to profit taking at market ...
Improving the country’s healthcare reach and efficiency
WEBJan 31, 2022 · With the UHC law, every Filipino citizen is automatically enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program. Also, the report noted, the law calls for enhancing the effectiveness of health insurance by the major inflow of extra resources to health insurance from restructured sin taxes, as well as for improving local health systems and health infrastructure by means of extra resources to health ...
Philippine wages, skill gaps remain top concerns this year
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Minimum wage earners who work five days a week earn P11,400 monthly, which is lower than the average monthly expenses of P15,666, it said, citing 2018 government data. “The best way to ensure a more equitable way of setting wages is by removing all restrictions for workers to organize, collectively bargain and to …
Filipino students falling behind in reading, writing levels in ...
WEBDec 3, 2020 · Majority of Grade 5 students in the Philippines had a reading pro fi ciency level equivalent to that in the first years of primary school, with 27% of the students still at the level (the lowest in band scale of 2 and below to 6 and above) where they can only “match single words to an image of a familiar object or concept.”. Only 29% of grade 5 learners in the country are at the level ...
Powering up Philippines’ renewable ambitions with rooftop solar
WEBNov 9, 2021 · Rooftop solar could offer a valuable path to expand on national renewable energy capacity and could be a valuable tool in achieving the Philippines’ renewed ambition of achieving over 37% share of renewables in the power mix by 2030. Solar rooftop installations could also deliver other potential benefits for the Philippines, particularly at a ...
Addressing the Philippines’ learning crisis - BusinessWorld Online
WEBSep 5, 2022 · WB estimated that due to learning losses, an average annual earning per student will decrease by $893 to $1,137, or a loss of present value of individual lifetime earnings by $16,287 to $20,752. Further on the pandemic’s impacts, WB observed that an additional 1.6 million students were out of school in 2021 as overall basic education ...
the role of policy mix - BusinessWorld Online
WEBMar 1, 2024 · Aided by a moderation in international commodity prices, monthly headline inflation has declined from its peak of 8.7% (year on year) in January 2023 to 2.8% in January 2024. Our findings showed that demand-side factors dominated in driving inflation in mid 2022 through 2023, which implies that the use of …
A local bakery is rising from the ashes of the pandemic
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Rolling into the third year of the pandemic, the bakery has plans. It is expanding again, reestablishing its roots in Batangas. “This expansion is an adventure. It is high time for us to explore the bakery business by going home to our roots in Cuenca, Batangas — which is known as the Home of the Bakers,” said Mr. Chavez who hails from ...
Addressing the Philippine education crisis - BusinessWorld Online
WEBJul 6, 2021 · By Bernardo M. Villegas. It is obvious that the Philippine Government is struggling to comply with the constitutional mandate that the State is obliged to provide free quality education at the basic education level for all Filipino children and youth. The inadequacies of the State are either due to limited funds or poor governance or both.
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