MANILA — Rising fuel prices and global economic uncertainties have failed to slow the movement of...

The Philippines climbed four places to rank 47th out of 70 economies in the 2026 IMD World...

MANILA, Philippines – More than 50 companies, including trillion-dollar tech titans, are keen on...

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said locators need to be more transparent about...

Apart from Japan, the Philippine government is currently in talks with Singapore and Hong Kong to...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started preliminary work on the...

MANILA – The Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Tuesday the rollout of the Special Assistance for...

State-owned Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC)...

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Tuesday announced it was offering five-and-a-half-year,...

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lifted the moratorium on increases in InstaPay...

INVESTMENT pledges approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) from January to May...

MANILA – Foreign direct investments (FDI) recorded net inflows of USD611 million in March this...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely remain hawkish, but weak economic growth could...

ASIAN central banks are increasingly facing currency pressures originating outside their borders....

Starting in 2028, the Philippines will automatically exchange information on crypto-asset...

MANILA, Philippines – The war in the Middle East presents a meaningful but manageable risk to the...

MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said the first runway of its massive New Manila...

WHOLESALE and retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila accelerated to nearly...

Driving or riding from Metro Manila to Bataan can be very time-consuming and expensive. Despite...

MANILA – Metro Manila, being the country’s bustling, energetic, and highly populated capital...

THE PHILIPPINES’ underemployment rate climbed to a near three-year high in April, even as the...

MANILA – An integrated photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage facility is set to rise on a...

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation slowed to 6.8 percent in May 2026 on the back of slower annual...

MANILA, Philippines — Pharmaceutical companies are likely to see higher demand for essential...

THE country’s first agricultural co-insurance pool is expected to be launched five months before...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has warned banks against enabling the use of non-deliverable...

THE Board of Investments (BOI) on Thursday said that from January to April, it has certified 14...

MANILA – Total assets of the Philippine banking system went up by almost 12 percent in April this...

MANILA – Implementing comprehensive reforms that address barriers to job creation and strengthen...

MANILA, Philippines – The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has slashed...

THE PESO rose versus the dollar on Thursday as expectations of elevated Philippine inflation...

THE PHILIPPINES is facing the prospect of additional US tariffs, after a US Trade Representative...

THE PHILIPPINES continued to see short-term foreign investments exiting the country for a second...

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) is seeking to strengthen liquidity in the local equities...

MANILA – The Philippines and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to transform the Luzon...

MANILA, Philippines – The rebound in government spending in April could give the Bangko Sentral ng...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is now China’s second-largest export market for solar...

THE construction industry is bracing for “immediate and pronounced” pricing pressure as a result...

THE PESO dropped against the dollar on Thursday after oil prices rose anew as tensions flared...

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. secured around P260 billion in investment pledges...

Philippine companies should prepare for weakening customer demand as rising fuel prices ripple...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is unlikely to fall into full-blown stagflation as a...

The Philippines' trade gap continued to widen, hitting the highest deficit in over three years in...

At least two major labor groups are calling for a thorough investigation into the agreement that...

ILOILO CITY — San Miguel Corp. has decided to abandon the proposed P7.78-billion Boracay Bridge...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has opened its door to a more aggressive monetary policy...

PAMPANGA, Philippines – Philippine officials on May 18 pushed back against reports that a planned...

MANILA, Philippines — SM Prime Holdings Inc. is expanding its office footprint in Central Luzon...

TAN-LED Megaworld Corp. is adding around 51,000 square meters (sq.m.) of office space across...

GROWTH PROJECTIONS for the Philippines are likely to be revised downward again as the prolonged...

NEW CLARK CITY – At least 20 firms have expressed interest in investing in the Luzon Economic...

International Finance Corp. (IFC) is preparing a fresh investment in the Philippines’ growing...

Caltex is one of the leading oil players in the country. But soon, it will become a Japanese-owned...

THE PHILIPPINE BANKING sector’s nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio declined in March, data from the...

MANILA – The country's foreign reserves remain adequate despite the recorded deficit in the...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued new guidelines simplifying...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is pushing to integrate mandatory sustainability and...

What is Pax Silica? Pax Silica is the Department of State’s flagship effort on AI and supply chain...

MANILA, Philippines – There are now 10 countries participating in the Luzon Economic Corridor...

MANILA, Philippines — The government will start building this year a P5-billion terminal for...

The United States is backing the planned Sangley Point International Airport project in Cavite,...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it hopes to privatize the operations and maintenance...

FOREIGN INVESTMENT pledges in the Philippines rose by 52.3% in the first quarter from a low base a...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rebounded to a three-month high in...

MANILA, Philippines — Bank lending accelerated further in March, marking its fastest expansion in...

MANILA, Philippines – The implementation of the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act...

Canada is investing $2-million in an economic hub in the Philippines backed by the United States...

MANILA, Philippines — The local economy grew at a slower pace of 2.8 percent in the first quarter...

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation in the Philippines blew past market and government forecasts to an...

MANILA, Philippines – Approved investments under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza)...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has teamed up with the Creative Content Creators...

The Philippine unemployment rate in March rose to 5%, according to the Philippine Statistics...

MANILA – Voting 224 - 3 with zero abstentions, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on...

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has formalized a partnership with smart...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it has made mandatory the display of a Registration Seal...

Renewable energy is emerging as a major pillar in deepening economic ties between Norway and the...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign funds continued to exit the Philippines in March, with outflows more...

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines and Singapore on Thursday signed a carbon-trading deal that...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said headline inflation for April 2026...

THE Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) is set to release the country’s...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine peso slid to a fresh record low in early Thursday trading as...

More than a year after an unsolicited proposal was first submitted, the Subic Bay Metropolitan...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may raise its policy interest rate to 6...

THE PESO fell to a fresh record against the dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by broad dollar...

Japanese investors have raised the issue of corruption as one of their concerns in putting their...

MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) expects higher investment flows to the Philippines...

SUZUKI PHILIPPINES, INC. (SPH) broke ground on its Integrated Parts Warehouse, Service Training...

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has chosen the joint venture of Schema...

GROWTH in Metro Manila’s economic output slowed to a five-year low of 4.4% in 2025, dragged down...

AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) said it is scaling back capital spending and leaning more heavily on its...

THE Philippines and Malaysia reaffirmed their shared commitment to ensure stable and reliable...

RECENT policy changes removing electronic cargo tracking requirements for qualified exporters are...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) hiked its policy interest rate by a...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' entry into a US-led technology supply chain initiative will...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects the country’s inflation rate...

THE GOVERNMENT is adopting inter-agency procedures aimed at strengthening enforcement against...

LONDON — J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the Philippines will be added to its...

The Board of Investments (BOI) said it stands ready to facilitate business partnerships with...

MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from Filipinos abroad are expected to remain resilient even...

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) will launch the seventh round of the Green Energy Auction...

MANILA, Philippines — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Philippines’ outlook to negative from...

APPROVED building permits inched down 2.2% year on year in February, as high material costs and...

MANILA — The United States and the Philippines will build a 4,000-acre (1,620 hectares) industrial...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has room to raise interest rates to...

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its US network with the launch of its first nonstop service...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order (EO) 113 updating the...

THE PHILIPPINES dropped two spots to 18th out of 25 emerging markets in the 2026 Foreign Direct...

MANILA, Philippines — The 2025 annual income tax return (ITR) filing deadline has been extended...

Pasay City – Following its Board Meeting last 30 March 2026, the Philippine Economic Zone...

MANILA – Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDIs) fell to USD443 million in January,...

Manila: With the Philippine government discontinuing its multi-billion-peso support programme for...

Leading developer in Visayas and Mindanao Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI), has secured an...

AYALA Land Inc. is strengthening transport and mobility systems across its estates to ease long...

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp.’s Bulacan airport moved closer to broader global financing after...

Residential customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will face higher electricity bills this...

Philippine banks’ bad loan ratio rose to a six-month high of 3.33 percent in February 2026 as the...

MANILA, Philippines — Higher fuel prices, along with increased transport costs, pushed the...

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration’s bid to secure the Philippines’ first-ever “A”...

MANILA – Lending by domestic financial institutions grew by 9.5 percent in February, slightly...

MANILA, Philippines — The long-delayed construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) has...

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales, Philippines — More than 74 hectares of degraded forestlands in San...

MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a revenue memorandum circular (RMC)...

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comments on...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the inclusion of four parcels of land into the...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, through Mitsubishi Motors Corp., is set to produce its...

KEY business organizations have expressed support for the government’s efforts to cushion the...

MANILA — Inflation may have climbed to somewhere between 3.1 and 3.9 percent in March, the Bangko...

MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday extended discounted registration...

As the April 15 deadline for the filing of annual income tax returns (ITRs) approaches, Sen....

MANILA, Philippines — The local stock market ended a three-day slump yesterday buoyed by...

IN a bid to keep homeownership affordable, the Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Monday that it would...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to require more nonbank...

The Philippines has secured its largest-ever loan from the World Bank, with the Washington-based...

MANILA – Over 100 researchers whose works were published in refereed (peer-reviewed) scientific...

MANILA, Philippines — Aurora is positioning itself as a data center hub, with the Aurora Pacific...

MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged increased...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced Thursday that monetary officials decided to...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines posted a wider trade deficit in February from a year ago as...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of national energy...

Philippine Economic Zone Authority director-general Tereso Panga said Monday the agency is rolling...

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration has secured a grant of about P1.8 billion from...

MANILA, Philippines — About P44.17 billion has been released by the government to avoid project...

MANILA, Philippines — SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH) is expanding its transport infrastructure...

MANILA, March 26 (Reuters) - The Philippine energy ministry said on Thursday it is ​activating a...

A GRADUAL RECOVERY in investments and robust technology exports could drive Philippine economic...

MANILA -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exempted indigenous natural gas and related...

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) is allowing the temporary rollout of Euro II, or fuels that meet an...

Philippine economic growth would likely remain below its potential of at least six percent until...

THE PHILIPPINE PESO sank to a fresh record low on Thursday, breaching the P60-per-dollar mark and...

Washington expands a visa bond program targeting countries with high overstay rates, but Filipino...

Local financial system’s total resources climbed to ₱36.33 trillion in the first month of the...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is holding firm on its P170-billion...

THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s sole grid operator, is proposing...

Developers are raising alarm over a new rule requiring them to spend more to fund socialized...

MANILA – Money sent home by Filipinos working abroad rose 3.5 percent in January compared to a...

China’s embassy in the Philippines has announced the launch of direct flights between Manila and...

Financing worth up to $2.44 billion is expected to be approved by the World Bank this month to...

Net inflows of foreign direct investments declined to a four-month low in December 2025, bringing...

MANILA, Philippines — Investment approvals by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) fell...

OIL PRICE SHOCKS may prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to hike its policy rate as early...

CONSUMER loans jumped 19 percent to P3.674 trillion as of end-December 2025, with credit card...

PRIME Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) on Thursday said that it was acquiring 100 percent...

MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., through its industrial estate arm Aboitiz...

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bases Conversion...

THE IRAN war could trim 0.2-0.3% from the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) growth this...

MANILA, Philippines – Bank lending expanded at its weakest rate in nearly two years in January,...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), together with Filipino public and...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it was closely monitoring the...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine inflation swelled to a 13-month high of 2.4 percent in February,...

Fly Ace Corp. is expanding into local manufacturing with plans to build a 7-hectare production...

THE PHILIPPINE government plans to procure at least a million barrels of diesel to secure domestic...

MANILA, Philippines — Seven Philippine companies and government agencies sealed new partnerships...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is gearing up for the competitive auction of...

MANILA, Philippines — The Gaisano family is poised to take control of Keppel Philippines...

The ₱4.2 billion partnership is off, but the land deal is on. Abacore Capital Holdings Inc. has...

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has identified four potential sites in Luzon and Visayas that may...

MANILA, Philippines — The national government remains uncertain about the tariff rate that will...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) eased the minimum free float requirements for large...

MANILA, Philippines – A Doha-based investment firm is lining up $3 billion in potential...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing to require all banks and nonbanks to conduct a...

ECONOMIC growth will likely post a first-quarter rebound given latest indicators, the University...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing tighter rules on...

As the country moves away from reliance on fossil fuels, the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued...

MANILA, Philippines — Marks & Spencer (M&S) plans to continue operating in the Philippines...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it is inviting bidders for airport upgrade and...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered another quarter-point policy...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to welcome new coal operators as it...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued new rules designed to make...

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is banking on more investment activity from European...

Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) has further strengthened its position as a top industrial developer in...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday welcomed China’s decision to open direct flights between...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is planning to craft guidelines to establish...

Manila: Right-of-way (ROW) barriers once stalled major infrastructure projects in the Philippines....

Don't look now, but you may see some of the biggest Fortune 100 and 500 companies relocating to...

MANILA, Philippines – Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines fell more...

New York — “The world is in peril,” warned the former head of Anthropic’s Safeguards Research team...

MANILA, Philippines — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking to attract investments in aerospace...

MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz Power Corp. has taken the reins of the 797-megawatt (MW)...

MANILA, Philippines — After capping interest rates, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formally adopted a national roadmap...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has partnered with India-based...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy may return to above five percent growth in the first...

LISTED property developer Megaworld Corp. is developing a beachside residential village along the...

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation in the Philippines spiked to 2.0% in January 2026 — the second...

SM OFFICES, the commercial property arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., has earned its sixth LEED...

After sluggish 4.4-percent full-year economic growth in 2025—the slowest since the Covid-19...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Japan have finalized negotiations to amend their...

MANILA, Philippines – The national government is eyeing the privatization of three big-ticket real...

TAIWANESE semiconductor firm ASE Co. Ltd will expand its local operations and open a training...

PROPERTY DEVELOPERS are targeting regional growth areas and pacing the rollout of horizontal...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) saw investment approvals drop...

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has extended its filing assistance...

South Korean tycoon Dae Sik Han is preparing a second integrated casino under the Hann Group,...

PHILIPPINE economic growth sharply slowed to a post-pandemic low in the fourth quarter of 2025 as...

The government is considering expanding the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) listing boards to...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has authorized Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and four power...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is banking on more than ₱100 billion in revenue from...

MANILA, Philippines – The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has priced its peso-denominated BPI...

MANILA, Philippines – Ayala Corp. said its logistics arm has signed an agreement to acquire a...

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Thursday, snapping a four-day slide to...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has exempted micro enterprises—namely stock and...

The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) has called...

The Philippines returned to the international debt market on Tuesday with a triple-tranche bond...

Megawide Construction Corp. has secured a key legal and commercial milestone for its...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is likely to grow below its potential this year, the...

MANILA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday gas and...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is accelerating reforms aimed at making the Philippines a...

Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, have...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is imposing a five-month moratorium on the issuance of...

Philippine stocks advanced as fresh optimism on economic growth revived investor appetite and...

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is projected to grow above 5% this year and in 2027, although governance...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab...

Sugar shaped Negros Occidental for generations, and Megaworld is now borrowing that legacy for its...

NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines plunged nearly 40% year on...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has extended a set of regulatory...

MANILA, Philippines — The provincial government of Bataan and the Board of Investments (BOI) have...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine labor market regained some modest footing heading into the...

THE Philippines’ dollar reserves as of end-December exceeded the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’...

MANILA, Philippines — The government has revised its economic growth targets from 2026 through the...

One of Makati City’s largest real estate deals fizzled out after Ayala Land and the Asian...

(UPDATE) Shares of Jollibee Foods Corp. jumped the most in more than five years after it announced...

MANILA, Philippines – Home Development Mutual Fund, or Pag-IBIG Fund, will keep its 3 percent...

Lower interest rates and a key regulatory shift could soon bring a new kind of real investment...

MANILA, Philippines — The inflation rate slightly picked up pace last December 2025, rising to...

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) said it will auction a major portfolio of prime real...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency signed...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) began the rehabilitation...

THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is seeing South Korea as among the potential sources...

The Lopez family’s Rockwell Land Corp. has acquired a majority controlling interest in Alabang...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite global and geopolitical headwinds, the Philippine Economic Zone...

MANILA, Philippines — Big Japanese, French, and local infrastructure companies have shown keen...

Philippine officials have signed a law that allows foreign investors to lease private lands for as...

Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Alabang Commercial Center Corp....

MANILA, Philippines – Money sent home by Filipinos climbed to a three-month high in October,...

MREIT, INC., the real estate investment trust (REIT) arm of listed Megaworld Corp., is set to...

THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is hoping to breach the P300-billion level in...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine banks trimmed their exposure to the volatile real estate sector...

MANILA — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday further cut its 2025 Philippine growth...

The Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) said on December 16, 2025 it will move to acquire up to 11.2...

MANILA -- Foreign direct investment into the Philippines climbed in September, with net inflows...

SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) said it has made an additional P296.48-million disbursement from its...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday lowered its benchmark policy rate anew by 25...

MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and...

The Department of Finance (DOF) has expressed full support for House Bill 6614, which seeks to...

MANILA -- The Philippines' unemployment and underemployment rates climbed in October from...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine peso sank to a new record low on Tuesday amid strong...

MANILA, Philippines — Investments approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) saw a...

MANILA – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of...

TRADE officials cut the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) export targets for 2025 until...

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its planned tiered...

Philippine listed companies have ramped up share buybacks this year as the market’s continued...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has launched its own “Tell the Commissioner” initiative in...

Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. said investors have turned pessimistic following...

Amid the deepening probe into the infrastructure corruption scandal, the Philippine manufacturing...

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. JV Ejercito expressed alarm Wednesday over the Bureau of Internal...

THE PESO appreciated against the dollar on Thursday amid growing expectations of a rate cut by the...

Tycoon Megaworld is turning Grand Westside Hotel along Manila Bay into the world’s largest...

MANILA, Philippines — Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is spending P30.5 billion...

PANGLAO, Bohol — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it plans to continue setting a range...

INVESTORS are still keen on developing nuclear energy projects in the Philippines, the Department...

S&P GLOBAL RATINGS on Thursday affirmed the Philippines’ investment grade credit rating with a...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is widely expected to perform below par this year and...

PHINMA HOSPITALITY, Inc., the hospitality arm of Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corp., plans to add 350...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is rolling out the most sweeping changes to the REIT...

DESPITE only two local initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, the Philippine market raised...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a draft memorandum circular proposing...

Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) has completed its PHP 50-billion...

MANILA — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. said it is nearing completion of the P2.3-billion redevelopment...

MANILA, Philippines – The United States’ move to spare several key food products from higher...

FINANCE SECRETARY Ralph G. Recto ruled out an “off-cycle” move on monetary policy easing despite...

MANILA, Philippines — Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. (CPF) is investing $1 billion over...

VILLAR LAND Holdings Corp. has set the final audited fair value of its newly acquired properties...

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aims to further streamline the...

THE economic partnership between Poland and the Philippines is entering a new, high-tech phase,...

MANILA, Philippines — The proportion of banks’ bad loans dropped to its lowest level in six months...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will implement a payment system that works around the clock...

Insider Spotlight The Philippines’ most active early-stage VC raised $25 million for its fund Kaya...

The Philippine economy as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) grew slower in the third...

NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines slumped by 40.5% in August,...

ARTHALAND CORP. on Tuesday said SEAI Metro Manila One, Inc. (SEAIMMO), a wholly owned unit of...

The BSP said that, based on preliminary data, lending by universal and commercial banks grew by...

Consumers may see an increase in their electricity bills this month after prices on the Wholesale...

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has signed an...

MANILA — The Philippines' unemployment rate edged down in September to 3.8 percent from 3.9...

PHILIPPINE COMPANIES should use artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to strengthen their...

IDEAL PRO METAL and Plastic Fabrication Corp. is projected to generate $920 million worth of...

CEBU CITY—The Cebu provincial government is revising its reclamation policy to align with national...

MANILA, Philippines — Market woes continued to mount, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index...

MANILA -- Philippine headline inflation was steady at 1.7 percent in October, the Philippine...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Tuesday thousands of businesses, including...

Headline inflation may have eased year on year in October despite elevated prices of selected...

WASHINGTON – A policy divide within the US central bank and a lack of federal government data may...

LISTED Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) said it has raised P15 billion through sustainability-linked bonds...

MANILA, Philippines — Yuchengco-led Rizal Green Energy Corp. (RGEC) has completed the grid...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved additional relief...

TY-LED conglomerate GT Capital Holdings, Inc. has signed a memorandum of agreement with Ateneo de...

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) is eyeing increased Japanese...

AYALA LAND, INC. (ALI) has opened office spaces in its 207-hectare Evo City estate in Kawit,...

THE PHILIPPINE PESO breached the P59-per-dollar level for the first time on Tuesday, amid market...

MANILA, Philippines — Investors continue to stay wary about buying Philippine shares as the peso...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to make corporate ownership more...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS recovered on Thursday, with buyers stepping in late in the trading session to...

MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) plans to install a 1,500-circuit-kilometer (km) underground cable...

CONSTRUCTION has commenced on an underground station of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) in...

A CEBU legislator filed a resolution on Monday urging the government to initiate talks with the US...

MANILA — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched one RFID for all tollways in the...

Megawide Construction Corp. on Monday said it has secured the Notice of Award to proceed with the...

TYPHOONS and the ongoing corruption scandal involving government flood control projects may have...

THE PESO plunged to a near nine-month low against the dollar on Wednesday as market players...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Philippines climbed to a 12-month...

MANILA, Philippines – The government was able to borrow its targeted amount of short-term peso...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ decision to open the renewable energy (RE) space to full...

Despite inflation climbing to a six-month high in September, Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese...

Gotianun-led Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) is consolidating several wholly owned hotel...

LISTED property developer Megaworld Corp. said it is allocating P3.4 billion from the proceeds of...

PHILIPPINE BANKS’ gross nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio rose to a nine-month high in August,...

Most of the high-rise structures in the National Capital Region, like condominiums and office...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely deliver three more rate cuts until 2026 to...

Manila: After weeks of debate, residents of one of Metro Manila’s most exclusive enclaves have...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yet again reduced its key policy rate by...

MANILA, Philippines — Alfamart Philippines, the minimart chain of the SM Group, has commenced its...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS edged up on Wednesday, boosted by foreign buying and positive economic data that...

President Marcos said the signing of eight landmark petroleum service contracts (PSCs) worth over...

THE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% in August, driven by renewed hiring in the...

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) has appointed a group of leading banks to manage its proposed...

ILOILO CITY — The much-anticipated 32.47-kilometer Panay–Guimaras–Negros (PGN) Island Bridge...

THE WORLD BANK maintained its Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for this...

HEADLINE INFLATION accelerated to a six-month high in September, mainly due to costlier fuel and...

COCA-COLA Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) is set to build a 42-hectare manufacturing plant...

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) on Tuesday said Japan was currently its top...

LISTED property developer Megaworld Corp. is investing P20 billion in an old Manila-inspired...

MANILA, Philippines — The BCDA signed three memoranda of understanding with Japanese institutions...

PHILIPPINE INFLATION may have settled between 1.5% and 2.3% in September, amid higher prices of...

MERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGEN) is considering tapping the local capital market through a real...

THE Philippines’ trade deficit in goods shrank to a six-month low in August, as exports increased...

Once an industrial corridor along C5, Bridgetowne is shaping up to become Robinsons Land Corp.’s...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has already achieved over 60% of its target...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to introduce changes to a law regulating real...

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation in the Philippines is expected to stay within the Bangko Sentral...

MANILA, Philippines — S&P Global Ratings has trimmed its growth forecast for the Philippines...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is streamlining the documentary...

The Philippines and Singapore have started negotiations to update their nearly five-decade-old...

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is demonstrating its leadership in sustainable finance...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) extension of shelf registration validity to five...

Ayala Land Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) is strengthening its presence in Southern Luzon with...

To address the long-standing health inequities affecting Filipinos, the government is leveraging...

Top township developer Megaworld Corp. continues to lighten up on its stake in MREIT Inc., this...

While Japan Credit Rating Agency’s (JCR) retained an investment-grade credit rating of “A-” with a...

OSAKA, Japan — The Philippines is broadening its investment pitch to Japanese businesses, urging...

THE Department of Health (DoH) said it plans to bring in private partners to take on the...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS rose on Wednesday, pushing the main index back to the 6,200 level, on hopes of...

SINGAPORE-BASED Vena Energy’s local unit Gemini Wind Energy Corp. (GWEC) said it is investing...

CEBU LANDMASTERS, INC. (CLI) has acquired a 78.8-hectare (ha) property in Liloan, Cebu, through...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may deliver one more policy rate cut before year-end, but...

Historically, the Philippine Stock Exchange has had a lower price-to-earnings ratio compared to...

Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods that washed out jobs and paralyzed businesses drove overseas...

RENEWABLE ENERGY developer Maibarara Geothermal, Inc. (MGI) is proposing an up to P8.9-billion...

CITICORE Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has energized a P10-billion, 197-megawatt-peak solar farm...

MANILA -- The Philippines secured P51 billion in investments from Japanese companies after...

MANILA, Philippines — Gokongwei-led food and beverage company Universal Robina Corp. (URC) is...

COCA-COLA Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) is set to build a 42-hectare manufacturing plant...

MANILA, Philippines — Hard Discount Philippines Inc., the operator of Dali Everyday Grocery, is...

Clark Development Corp. (CDC) signed a lease agreement with Twin Cardinal Realty Corp. (TCRC) on...

MANILA, Philippines — The local stock market posted slight gains yesterday as investors continued...

MANILA, Philippines — The local stock market slipped yesterday on news of higher Philippine...

MANILA -- The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said it supports the Philippine...

THE Philippines is reviving its long-standing ambition for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the...

ROBINSONS OFFICES, the office development and leasing arm of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), is...

Tycoon Kevin Tan-led Megaworld Corp. is stepping up its retail push with over 30,000 square meters...

MANILA, Philippines — State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is planning to...

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said it stands ready to further support...

COMPANIES with foreign equity seeking to incorporate in the Philippines may now register their...

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation rose to 1.5% in August 2025 from a record low of 0.9% in July...

THE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate rose to a three-year high of 5.3% in July as a series of...

NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) sank to a six-month low in June, with the...

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it is expecting the entry of a number of...

The Philippines inaugurated HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines’ new shipyard in Subic Bay...

MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Inc., led by tycoon Manuel Pangilinan, will activate the country’s...

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) is widening the playing field for the operations and...

THE Supreme Court ruled that open spaces and road lots inside subdivisions don’t automatically...

The new law extending the maximum lease period for private lands to foreign investors to 99 years...

MANILA, Philippines — The newly-signed law on a rationalized mining fiscal regime will solidify...

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended a five-day slump as investors bought cheaper...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has called on lawmakers to amend its 30-year-old...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects the tourism sector to contribute around P2.7 trillion to...

The Zobel family's Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) has secured fresh sustainability-linked funding from the...

DELINQUENT taxpayers may settle their liabilities at either 2 percent of their total assets or 5...

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to complete 95 percent of right-of-way (ROW)...

MANILA, Philippines – The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is investing P250...

MANILA, Philippines — The entire length of the Metro Manila Subway project (MMSP) will be under...

MANILA, Philippines — More cellular sites are being deployed by Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. in...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it signed a supplemental agreement (SA) with...

Power transmission operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has teamed up with...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started work on a plan to bring government-owned...

The outlook for branded residences in the Philippines – residential developments that partner with...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to release the revised rules for Republic...

New corridor to improve mobility, boost investment potential, and support regional growth. The...

THE PHILIPPINES is asking the US to exempt exports of agricultural products and other goods from...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved P105.834 billion in investments from...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS dropped anew on Thursday, with the main index sliding back to the 6,100 level,...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) trimmed the policy rate by another...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will study the relocation of three...

MANILA -- More than 30,000 foreclosed properties of the Pag-IBIG Fund are up for grabs as the...

THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it endorsed Pacific Impact Energy Corp.’s (PIEC) solar power...

THE GOVERNMENT will not introduce new tax proposals in the 20th Congress, Finance Secretary Ralph...

MANILA — Travelers using the Clark International Airport will be able to ride trains that can take...

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved Infroneer Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently increased the number of industries that can...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will start implementing a new format for communicating...

PROPERTY CONSULTANTS said residential oversupply could push more Philippine developers to pursue...

SM Investments Corp., the parent company of the SM Group, reaffirmed its commitment to renewable...

MANILA, Philippines — The Konektadong Pinoy Bill, also known as the Open Access in Data...

MANILA, Philippines – Recovery in its core middle market segment has encouraged Ayala Land Inc....

Construction giant EEI Corp. is diversifying beyond construction with a major foray into real...

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)...

CEBU CITY—Ten Infrastructure Flagship Projects (IFPs) worth more than ₱480 billion have been lined...

METRO PACIFIC TOLLWAYS CORP. (MPTC) has submitted to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) its proposal...

MANILA – State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the Philippine National Police...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its new rules on crypto asset service providers...

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is coming out with a new...

AS the European Union-sponsored Green local government unit (LGU) Project is getting traction, the...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said on Thursday that an Indian company will...

The Philippines is officially entering a new era of energy with a landmark 4.99 MW floating solar...

PHILIPPINE SHARES may rise slightly when the market reopens on Friday as investors reposition...

The government is set to spend nearly P420 billion on public infrastructure in the third quarter...

Five of the country’s most influential business organizations have voiced support for San Miguel...

The Marcos administration has secured a commitment from Indian infrastructure giant GMR Group to...

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to continue reducing policy rates in...

Philippine economic growth seen to pick in the second semester, amid an expected rebound in...

MANILA – Japanese credit watcher Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) affirmed on...

Private credit reference agency TransUnion Philippines on Tuesday reported a slight decline in the...

Tycoon Manuel Villar Jr.’s Villar Land is standing by soaring prices in Villar City, despite...

SM HOTELS and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., targets...

ARTHALAND Corp. said Monday that its project vehicle unit, Furusato Land Corp., had acquired a...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it tapped AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to help...

Eton Properties Philippines Inc., part of the Lucio Tan Group, officially launched Blakes Tower, a...

GOTIANUN-LED property developer Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) is dissolving its dormitels subsidiary,...

LISTED conglomerate Ayala Corp. said it received recognition for its corporate governance at the...

LISTED property developer Megaworld Corp. said it will use the proceeds from its recent block sale...

SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. said its second-quarter (Q2) net income rose by 10% to P12.8 billion,...

Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, officially assumed...