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Why bank scale matters more than ever for depositors and businesses
As consumers and businesses place increasing amounts of money in the banking system, financial strength, liquidity, and operational…
DA chief clarifies farm-to-market road budget insertions
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture (DA) has yet to receive the final budget figures for…
Peso hits third straight record-low close as PSEi falls
The peso weakened 15.9 centavos, or 0.25 percent, to a fresh record-low close of P63.52 per US dollar on Thursday, extending its…
Phl ships 32,000 coconuts to liberia
The Philippines has shipped 32,000 fresh young coconuts to Liberia in a shipment that the Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes will open…
Rising provisions dent BPI’s nine-month profit
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) posted a net income of P48.9 billion in the first nine months of 2026, down about 3.2 percent from…
PEZA exceeds full-year approved investments target
Even if the current year has not yet ends, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) announced that it already surpassed its full year…
Ginbee Go to succeed TG Limcaoco as BPI president, CEO
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has named executive vice president and Consumer Banking head Maria Cristina “Ginbee” L. Go as the…
BSP delivers ‘jumbo’ 50-basis-point rate hike
Inflation played a major role in the BSP’s raising interest rates by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent. ‘We took this decisive action because…
Who’s minding the store?
Which Palace-adjacent socialite, Nosy Tarsee asks, fresh from a well-stamped passport, was just handed a commissionership that doesn’t…
Five centuries of poverty, promises and plunder
The Philippines is a country of remarkable endurance. We have survived centuries of colonial rule and occupation, decades of political…
Miners hit forced asset surrender rule
The country’s major mining groups are challenging new government rules that could force operators to surrender privately owned assets upon…
BSP delivers ‘jumbo’ 50-basis-point rate hike
The central bank has now raised rates in its last four monetary policy meetings, bringing its key policy rate to 5.50 percent.
Maynilad recovers 3.73M liters daily from pipe upgrades
West Zone water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has recovered 3.73 million liters of water daily after completing a…
BPI nine-month profit falls 3.2% to P48.9 billion
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) posted a net income of P48.9 billion in the first nine months of 2026, down about 3.2 percent from…
BPI names Ginbee Go as next president, CEO
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has named Executive Vice President and Consumer Banking Head Maria Cristina “Ginbee” L. Go as the…
DA eyes mid-November freeze on pork imports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering temporary restrictions on pork imports as early as mid-November to help local hog raisers…
Supreme Court recognizes BIR role in digital notarization
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has received recognition from the Supreme Court for helping establish tax compliance procedures for…