The US central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments after the decision undercut confidence that borrowing costs would begin to fall in ...

GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED stores in the Kadiwa network will obtain the bulk of pork imports entering the Philippines when the ...

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) outstanding debt jumped to a fresh high P17.27 trillion as of end-June, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. The latest data from the BTr showed ...

THE Department of Energy (DoE) endorsed 17 power projects to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in June to undergo a system impact study (SIS). “In June 2025, the DoE issued 17 SIS ...

PHILIPPINE EMPLOYERS expect to see a decline in their salary budgets in 2026, which could affect potential pay hikes for private sector workers, global advisory firm WTW said.

ANALYSTS are urging the Philippine government to abolish the “outdated” travel tax, but the Department of Finance (DoF) has warned this could lead to as much as P5.1 billion in revenue losses.

THE Philippines’ trade-in-goods deficit narrowed to $3.95 billion in June, as double-digit export growth was driven by frontloading in the run-up to higher US tariffs, the Philippine Statistics ...

PALO ALTO Networks is in talks to acquire CyberArk Software in a deal that could value the Israeli cybersecurity firm at more than $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday, ...

French chef Alain Passard, known for his mastery of roasting techniques, has decided to drop almost all animal products from the menu at his three-Michelin-star restaurant, Arpège. The decision ...

Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a reenacted national budget for 2026 would hurt the economy and derail its transition to a higher income tier.

IN THE pine-cloaked highlands of Baguio, where time slows and mist curls like memory, there is new kind of luxury experience, one that awakens the senses, honors Cordillera heritage, and tells stories ...

THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to issue new guidelines this year that will allow banks to offer their customers insurance products from multiple providers. “A draft circular amending the ...