PHILIPPINE STOCKS rose on Wednesday, bolstered by bargain-hunting and optimism that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could cut policy rates in December, a move investors hope will support growth ...

PHILIPPINE IMPORTS are outperforming exports after it signed a number of free trade agreements (FTAs), the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) told the House of Representatives.

THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) said it remains optimistic about its members’ sales prospects during the year-end holidays, even in the face of fears spending will be dampened by the ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing to implement new cost benchmarks in budgeting for farm-to-market (FMR) roads, a Senator said during the DA’s budget deliberations. “There’s going to be ...

PHILIPPINE JOBSEEKERS are among the most vulnerable to fraudulent job offers in the Asia-Pacific, according to online employment company Jobstreet by SEEK. SEEK’s fraud detection systems ranked ...

THE PHILIPPINES dropped 12 spots to 19th in the 2026 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) as weak renewable energy expansion and soft climate policies offset its strong record on greenhouse gas ...

THE GOVERNMENT needs to liberalize agriculture and address learning poverty to catch up with its regional neighbors, panelists told the Makati Business Club on Wednesday. “We have to focus on ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ former executive secretary refuted the Presidential Palace’s claim that he voluntarily stepped down “out of delicadeza,” denying he had a hand in the alleged P52-billion insertion in ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has partnered with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) in an emergency rehabilitation program for Bicol’s abaca industry, which employs 23,000 ...

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has intensified its scrutiny of campaign-finance compliance simultaneously pursuing investigations into two sitting senators over alleged Statement of ...

The intricate balancing act between the state’s power to tax and the constitutional rights of taxpayers, particularly the right to due process, forms the backbone of fair taxation. Every tax audit ...

SENATE Finance Committee Chairman Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian said that he is seeking to block out the insertion of “alien” projects during the bicameral conference for the P6.793-trillion national ...