S&P GLOBAL RATINGS continues to see strong credit rating prospects for the Philippines as it remains optimistic on the country’s growth fundamentals despite drags from the recent flood control ...

China’s military said on Friday it conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from February 23 to 26, and accused the Philippines of “disrupting” peace and stability by organizing joint patrols ...

BDO UNIBANK, Inc. saw its net profit rise to another all-time high in 2025 on the strength of its core businesses. The bank’s attributable net income climbed by 6.28% to P87.17 billion last year from ...

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Mumbai on Friday on his first official visit to India, hoping to reset the sometimes fractious relationship with the world’s most populous ...

INCREASED PRICES of rice, fish and fuel and higher electricity rates may have pushed up inflation in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday. Based on the central bank’s ...

A Philippine tycoon said partnering with China may be an option in the development of a new gas field in an area of the South China Sea where the two nations have competing maritime claims. “My ...

By Matthew Miguel L. Castillo, Researcher The country’s trade-in-goods deficit narrowed by 17.8% year on year in January as exports growth moderated while imports declined, the Philippine Statistics ...

By Pierce Oel A. Montalvo, Researcher Retail price growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) grew to its fastest pace in two years in January, fueled by the spike in food prices, ...

BUSINESSMAN-TURNED-POLITICIAN Leandro L. Leviste is in talks with a foreign investor regarding his remaining shares in SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC), the company’s chairman said. “Lean (Mr. Leviste) is ...

Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) may see faster adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) through the recent launch of a new national implementing body, which aims to unify the ...

ROBINSONS Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) reported an attributable net income of P5.7 billion for 2025, reflecting the absence of the one‑off merger‑related gain that had lifted its 2024 results to P10.3 ...

By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter BUSINESSES remained optimistic in January as they expect higher consumer demand and better processes, with their outlooks for the quarter and year ahead also becoming ...