THE Philippine manufacturing sector has slipped into “negative territory” for the first time since March as goods producers ...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may see faster inflation in September, but local economists believe this is not enough reason to exit its easing cycle when the Monetary Board meets next week. On ...

HIGHER tariffs that could undermine the country’s export earnings and investment growth will prevent the Philippines from ...

A TOTAL of P8.008 billion in calamity funds may be accessed by government agencies to provide relief and rehabilitation in light of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu on Tuesday night, ...

THE Supreme Court has stopped the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) scheduled on October 13, 2025 after it declared unconstitutional the Bangsamoro ...

THE country’s earnings from coconut-based products surged by 44 percent to over $2.2 billion as of August, as supply constraints pushed prices. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

GEOPOLITICAL unrest in places like Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, Japan, the USA, and across Europe may disrupt supply chains through protests, regulatory shifts, and “unstable” ...

By Justine Xyrah Garcia THE Philippines’ failure to address learning poverty in basic education could turn the country’s much-touted demographic dividend into a liability within the next five years, ...

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa vowed to expand the benefits provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) following the order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of an ...

A WIDER trade-in-goods gap may keep the country’s Balance of Payments (BOP) in deficit in the next two years, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The BOP is projected to post a steeper ...

IN my September 3 column, I wrote about the excessive greed for money that fuels misconduct such as fraud and corruption–the ...

Seven years after the launch of the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions Roadmap 2030, the Philippines’ performance in attracting international MICE delegates remains shockingly low.