THE WORLD BANK slashed its growth forecast for the Philippines to 3.7% this year, well below the government’s target, as the war in the Middle East weighs on economic activity.
PRICES on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) rose in March, with Luzon experiencing a surge of over 50% due to eroding supply margins, according to the Independent Electricity Market ...
THE situation in the Persian Gulf remains unpredictable despite the US ceasefire declaration, with no certainty that fuel ...
THE unemployment rate fell to a two-month low of 5.1% in February, reflecting the seasonal first-quarter trend of workers re-entering the labor market, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said ...
THE two-week truce initiated by the US in its conflict with Iran could help ease global oil prices, but the impact is unlikely to be felt at the Philippine pump-price level anytime soon, as market ...
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING slumped by an annual 28% in December as tighter controls remained in place amid the corruption scandal, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Latest data from the ...
THE PHILIPPINES fell sharply in a global democracy ranking, signaling deeper institutional strain even as democratic conditions elsewhere show signs of leveling off, according to the 2025 Democracy ...
How do we survive the oil crisis? How can businesses continue to thrive when confronted with the unprecedented challenges we face today? These questions have been weighing on my mind lately, as they ...
BACK in the days when ad agencies were laser-focused on coming up with just the right tag line for their customers, they ...
TikTok plans to invest €1 billion ($1.16 billion) to build a second data center in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storage for European users to the continent, company officials said on ...
TAN-LED Megaworld Corp. has expanded its portfolio of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified and registered office properties to 32 after its new office tower in Iloilo City ...
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) against Melot’s Catering Services, its point person, and its agents for the alleged unauthorized solicitation of ...