PHILIPPINE INFLATION likely eased for a second straight month to a three-month low in June as lower oil and rice prices offset higher electricity rates, analysts said.

ALMOST 7 out of 10 Filipino employees place stability and work-life balance at the forefront when choosing where to work, urging employers to offer flexible working options such as working from home, ...

Historically celebrated for its remarkable beauty and biodiversity, the Philippines’ archipelagic geography has emerged as a critical economic challenge. Today, logistics costs consume an alarming ...

STEADY INFLOWS from remittances and the services sector despite emerging external pressures helped narrow the Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) gap to a three-month low in April, Bangko Sentral ...

MERALCO POWERGEN CORP. (MGen), the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), is set to develop a 49-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Toledo, Cebu, which is expected ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it reached agreement with the pork industry to set a minimum farmgate price of P210 per kilogram for hogs on a liveweight basis. The floor price is designed to ...

Concepcion Industrial Corp. (CIC), the Philippines’ leading provider of home and enterprise solutions, officially returns as the “Powered By” sponsor for the 2026 Philippine Franchise Expo, held from ...

ANALYSTS and economic managers are now finding it harder to precisely measure data in their inflation forecasts as rising uncertainty and the faster-than-usual transmission of oil price shocks ...

The Philippines is exploring direct talks with foreign governments and encouraging local oil companies to seek alternative suppliers as the conflict in Iran enters its second week, Energy Secretary ...

My take on the development experience of nations is that all progress boils down to investment — specifically on the share of income that the nation sets aside for investment or what is called the ...

The Philippine economy likely slowed year on year in the first quarter, weighed down by weak household purchasing power, subdued government spending, fragile business confidence, and rising global ...

The Philippines placed 146th out of 171 countries in the Global Food Security Index Q2 2022 developed by consultancy agency Deep Knowledge Analytics. The index was constructed from 40 food security ...