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.

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said civil works for the last two stations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) will start next year. “Civil works for the Tala Station and San Jose del ...

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 ...

Agentic AI is now 10x faster and a fraction of the cost of human labor. A billing model built around hours of human time is no longer just inefficient — it is structurally incompatible with the ...

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 ...

The Philippines has ordered the ban of Grok, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by X.AI Corp. (xAI), owned by Elon Musk over deepfake and growing threats involving women and ...

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 ...

THE Department of Energy (DoE) is expecting around 6,841 megawatts (MW) of additional capacity this year from power projects due to start operations. Renewables topped the energy projects set for ...

MANY PHILIPPINE chief executive officers (CEOs) view artificial intelligence (AI) investments as crucial in navigating geopolitical and economic pressures this year, but they cite cost and legacy ...

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 ...