Indian novelist Arundhati Roy announced on Friday she was pulling out of the Berlin Film Festival after the head of the festival jury said filmmakers should avoid overtly political films. Ms. Roy, ...

THE PHILIPPINES is gaining more support from the United States in its goal of integrating nuclear power into the national energy mix in the next six years as it sealed $4.2 million worth of deals with ...

SY-LED property developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. reported a net income of P48.8 billion for 2025, up 7% from P45.6 billion a year earlier, supported by revenues from its commercial properties and ...

MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad jumped to a record high of $35.634 billion in 2025, with the weak peso boosting gains from dollar conversion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on ...

VISMIN property developer Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) is building on its partnership with Singapore-based real estate firm NTT UD Asia Pte. Ltd. (NTTUDA) to develop a mixed-use project in Pasig City, ...

THE GOVERNMENT increased the amount of Treasury bills (T-bills) it awarded on Monday as yields continued to ease ahead of an expected rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this week. The ...

MANY Chinese New Year celebrations are set to take place in Araneta City malls on Feb. 17, with the theme “Gallop in Prosperity.” ...

REMOVING value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for senior citizens as well as private education and healthcare may boost government revenue collections, but analysts warned this move is “socially harmful” ...

NETFLIX unveiled its new all-local shows for 2026 — which marks a decade since the streaming service entered the Philippines — in a press conference on Feb. 9. Five of these titles are theirs ...

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to deliver another 25-basis-point (bp) reduction to its key policy rate at its first meeting this year, which analysts said could mark the end ...

ASIA UNITED BANK Corp.’s (AUB) net income climbed by 12% year on year to a record high in 2025, driven by strong growth in its commercial loans. The bank’s unaudited consolidated net income reached ...

MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad jumped to a record high of $35.634 billion in 2025, with the weak peso boosting gains from dollar conversion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on ...