LOWERING the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 10% from 12% is fiscally viable despite projected revenue losses, a congressional think tank said, adding that the reduction is even “advisable” despite ...

TWO Philippine cities made world’s most-congested rankings, with Davao City’s roads deemed the country’s busiest in 2025. Read the full story.

In 2024, several countries were so hard up economically that their GDP growth was really low, like Italy’s 0.7%, Japan’s 0.1% and Germany’s -0.2%, which was an economic contraction. Other Asian ...

A quiet, nagging question always lingered in the back of my mind: Was that flutter just stress, or was I having a heart attack? I would feel a skip, a thud, or sometimes a rush. I would try to “listen ...

THE Philippine economy is likely to grow by 5.3% this year, driven by robust domestic demand, although private investment risks persist amid the graft scandal, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research ...

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it obtained approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to build a P11.86-billion interconnection facility to meet growing power demand ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka came through a rough patch in the opening set to defeat China’s Bai Zhuoxuan, 6-3, 6-1, on Rod Laver Arena and advance to the third round of the Australian Open on ...

NERISSA ENRIQUEZ, 55, used to squeeze in a stop at a remittance shop near her Florida hospital after long nursing shifts, wiring small amounts several times a month to relatives in the Philippines.

RASLAG CORP. is allocating up to P3 billion in capital expenditures (capex) this year, mainly for the development of its 140-megawatt (MW) solar and 100-megawatt-hour battery energy storage project in ...

THERE’S ALWAYS a search for the best way to motivate people in the workplace. Is constant praise from the boss accompanied by the encouragement of peers and subordinates still in vogue? (You look good ...

The Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Tuesday that it aims to achieve more than 6.4 million tourist arrivals in 2026, surpassing the record of foreign visitors and returning overseas Filipinos from ...