Peso slide raises prospect of "jumbo" BSP hike
Further depreciation of the Philippine peso could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to adopt a more aggressive monetary policy response at its…
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DOF backs SEC push for market liquidity
The Department of Finance (DOF) welcomed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new rules for market makers, saying the framework could improve…
Fast is not the same as fair
A certain senator, known to be solidly with the Vice President and about as far from Malacañang’s good graces as one can get, is in the express lane of…
DA chief rejects auction of seized Vietnam rice
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has opposed auctioning off a shipment of seized Vietnamese rice, recommending instead that it be donated to the…
SEC opens market-making to P150-M trading firms
Securities trading firms with at least P150 million in unimpaired paid-up capital may now qualify as market makers under new Securities and Exchange Commission…
Stakeholders seek balanced approach regarding sugar tax hike
Asian Consulting Group chief tax advisor, Mon Abrea cautioned that raising tax rates would not necessarily result in a proportional increase in government…
Lemon Square establishes 150th store in Batangas
Lemon Square has opened its 150th store at The Outlets at LIMA Estate in Batangas, strengthening parent company Big E Food Corporation’s presence at the…
Gasoline set for steeper rollback next week
Based on full-week industry estimates, gasoline prices could decline by P5.30 to P5.50 per liter for the week of October 20 to 26, a steeper rollback than the…
Italian firms eye Luzon Economic Corridor investments
Italian investments could create jobs, bring new technologies to the Philippines, and strengthen infrastructure connecting businesses and communities as Italy…
Bretton Woods and multilateralism’s end
The irony is hard to miss: Japan, the defeated aggressor, was rebuilt, while the loyal brown brother that bled at Bataan was exploited.
Semirara coal supply at risk by July 2027
The Department of Energy is being urged to resolve the contested requirements pertaining to the bidding of the mine being operated by Semirara Mining and Power…
Pacquiao, Tiu Laurel team up to fight poverty
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary and Lead Convenor Manny Pacquiao is working with Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. to improve…
Tiu Laurel rejects auction of seized Vietnam rice
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has opposed auctioning off a shipment of seized Vietnamese rice, recommending instead that it be donated to the…
PHAP pushes wider access to innovative medicines
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) is calling for stronger healthcare financing, expanded medicine coverage and closer…
Lemon Square opens 150th store in Batangas
Lemon Square has opened its 150th store at The Outlets at LIMA Estate in Batangas, strengthening parent company Big E Food Corporation’s presence at the…
Stakeholders seek balanced approach to sugar tax hike
Business groups, tax experts and small-business representatives have urged the government to adopt an evidence-based approach to the proposed increase in…
Peso eases from record low as stocks soar
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rose 119.53 points, or 2.11 percent, to 5,782.70 on Friday, while the peso strengthened 7.5 centavos to P62.985 per…
PhilWeb eyes new revenues through MegaWin deal
Listed gaming technology firm PhilWeb Corp. is looking to generate additional recurring revenue from the country’s regulated gaming industry after its investee…
ECCP urges investment push in AI, semiconductors
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has called for stronger coordination between government and industry to attract investments in…
Fuel prices seesaw as gasoline faces P4 rollback
Fuel prices are headed for another round of mixed adjustments next week, with gasoline expected to drop by more than P4 per liter while diesel prices inch…
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MBC calls for stronger business-gov’t collaboration
Makati Business Club Chair Edgar O. Chua urged business leaders, government and civil society to work together on national priorities during the MBC’s 45th…
Earth Day: A reality check for homegrown firms
Earth Day is an urgent call for businesses to invest in cleaner processes, circular packaging, and implement resource efficiency now rather than face costly…
Late data stream seen pushing marts
The currency is also expected to receive strong support from typical accounting year-end activities, where businesses may engage in window-dressing to polish…
BSP’s gold sales: High-stakes gambit
Was it a good move? It may have been a reasonable one, executed with orthodox central banking logic, and not the reckless liquidation critics have painted it…
Corruption scourge chokes 2026 prospect
‘All of the easing moves by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which started late last year up to now, could only do so much.’
Economy taking P94.5-B hit from Trump tariff blitz
The Philippines could lose up to $1.89 billion annually due to a 17% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, with weaker exports, particularly in…