Slower growth tanks stocks as peso weakens
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 84.03 points, or 1.46 percent, to 5,677.92 on Monday, while the peso weakened 25.5…
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Phl firms face trust crisis over pricing
Philippine businesses are facing mounting pressure to justify their prices and deliver better value, as a nationwide study found that high…
PHINMA posts P1.16-B net income in nine months
PHINMA Corp. reported consolidated net income of P1.16 billion for the first nine months of 2026, supported by sustained growth in its…
Leadership lessons from chairing an ASEAN working group
The experience taught me that leadership in ASEAN is not about imposing one’s country’s priorities on others.
Wake-up call: When banks go dark
Our banks must ask themselves a simple question: If their systems were attacked tomorrow, could they detect the intrusion, contain it,…
SM Prime profit hit by housing slump
SM Prime Holdings Inc. reported a 5-percent decline in net income to P35.4 billion in the first nine months of the year from P37.2 billion…
SMRs mulled to meet Phl power demand
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are being explored as a potential source of reliable electricity for Philippine industries, data centers and…
Policy risks hold back German investments
German companies are increasingly optimistic about the Philippines, but regulatory uncertainty and high operating costs still discourage…
PHL firms face trust crisis over pricing
Philippine businesses are facing mounting pressure to justify their prices and deliver better value, as a nationwide study found that high…
SEC orders system-wide audit after data breach
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is conducting a system-wide security audit and tightening safeguards across its digital…
Manila Water puts 33 reservoirs on drought alert
Manila Water has put its 33 reservoirs on heightened drought preparedness to safeguard water supply as a prolonged El Niño threatens to…
MBC warns Marcos economy losing steam after GDP slump
The third-quarter slump in gross domestic product (GDP) growth may signal that the Philippine economy is losing momentum as the prolonged…
‘Floodgate’ scandal haunts Marcos Jr. economy as growth sinks to 2.1 percent
Philippine economic growth slumped to 2.1 percent in the third quarter of 2026, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of decline in the…
DOE announces P16.80 fuel price rollback
Motorists will see a sharp drop in fuel prices beginning 10 November, with gasoline prices set to fall by P16.80 per liter, following…
Hog industry bleeds P27.9B amid import surge
The Philippine hog industry lost an estimated P27.9 billion in the first seven months of the year as surging pork imports drove down…
SM Prime profit hit by housing slump
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. reported a 5-percent decline in net income to P35.4 billion in the first nine months of the year from P37.2 billion…
PetroGreen taps Chinese firm for 2-GW wind project
Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) has partnered with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. to…
SMRs eyed to meet Philippine power demand
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are being explored as a potential source of reliable electricity for Philippine industries, data centers and…