INVESTMENTS approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) plunged to P817 billion in the January to November 2025 period, nearly 50 percent down from the P1.58 trillion approved in the 11-month period in ...

AS we are about to enter 2026 and beyond, it makes good sense to look around the corner to greater challenges and opportunities. We stand now where two roads diverge. But... they are not equally fair: ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has established a watchdog unit to ensure the implementation of infrastructure programs, particularly farm-to-market roads (FMRs), amid the controversial flood ...

THE Philippines failed to achieve Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC) status in 2025, missing the World Bank threshold by just USD26 per capita—around P1,531. Economists warn the narrow miss reflects ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the impending deportation of Filipino national Greggy Valerio Sorio, 37, a longtime U.S. green card holder detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Ce ...

FEED-in-Tariff (FIT), a price subsidy mechanism designed to accelerate renewable energy (RE) investments in the country, is not a burden to consumers, according to energy expert Atty. Jay Layug. In ...

THE Philippines was accorded three top honors at the recent World Travel Awards (WTA) for diving, city, and island destinations. Unlike previous years, however, privately run destinations and ...

THE National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) on Monday denounced a fake quote card circulating online, stressing that Executive Director Maria Criselda R. Sy never made any statement ...

AS firecracker manufacturers and distributors prepare for their peak holiday operations, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded industry players that production must move in step ...

WE all have something we want to protect—important documents, family heirlooms, or that expensive piece of jewelry we only ...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing clearer grounds for suspending Peso Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) participants due to penalties, insolvency or security threats, as well as their ...

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) credited higher valuation and strengthened enforcement for an uptick in its collections last month. Preliminary data from the BOC showed the agency collected P75.218 ...