BW FILE PHOTOBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) debt payments jumped in July as interest payments on local borrowings increased, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. The latest BTr data showed that the debt service bill

REUTERSBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has so far approved P61.62 billion worth of investment pledges in the first eight months, representing only 30% of the agency’s target for the year.PEZA Deputy Director-General for Operations

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT should boost development in key areas outside Metro Manila in the face of increasing extreme weather events, economists said, as the capital region that accounts for over 30% of the country’s economic output

REUTERSOUTSTANDING external debt hit a record $130.182 billion at the end of June, but remained at “manageable” levels, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.Preliminary data from the BSP showed external debt rose by 10.4% from the $117.918 billion seen

By Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterINFRASTRUCTURE development company Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. will be awarded the contract to operate and maintain the Laguindingan International Airport in Misamis Oriental, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said.“The Laguindingan PPP (public-private partnership) project will be awarded to the original