It also comes against the backdrop of the US and Israel’s war with Iran, mounting political violence in President Donald Trump’s orbit and growing fears of artificial intelligence-fueled disruptions, ...

THE country’s foreign reserves, its buffer against external shocks, dropped to a 16-month low as of the end of May, due to lower gold holdings and foreign investments amid increased market volatility ...

INTERNATIONAL quotations for urea, a key farm input imported by the Philippines, soared nearly two-fold in May, according to the World Bank. Figures from the World Bank showed that global urea prices ...

CREATING more high-quality and productive jobs is critical to building a resilient Filipino middle class and sustaining the country’s poverty reduction gains, the Department of Economy, Planning and ...

THE national government spent over P1 trillion in the first four months of the year to pay for its debts, as amortization more than doubled and outpaced interest payments.  Debt payments surged by 68.

THE weak first-quarter economic growth has prompted the country’s economic managers to review their targets, but they remain optimistic that stronger government spending and investment activity will ...

Philippine flags line stretches of Maharlika Highway in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas, ahead of the country’s 128th Independence Day on June 12, 2026. The observance commemorates the 1898 declaration of ...

ANOTHER step to achieving a more reliable and sustainable downstream natural gas industry has been completed. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin announced over the weekend the completion of the Gas Policy ...

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) finding that the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC ...

MANILA must not let its guard down even after inflation surprisingly eased last month as the central bank now sees a “heightened risk” of de-anchoring inflation expectations.  The slide in May’s ...

THE Philippine economy may see a “measured expansion” in the upcoming quarter as the previous rate cuts delivered by the central bank are now taking shape through increased money supply and borrowing ...

THE Philippines has secured an $18.85 million grant from the World Bank to strengthen the country’s ability to detect, monitor, and respond to future disease outbreaks. Documents recently released by ...