Domestic trade volume drops 35.3%
Domestic trade in the Philippines contracted sharply in the first quarter of 2026, with both shipment volume and trade value declining as weaker cargo movement…
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Domestic trade in the Philippines contracted sharply in the first quarter of 2026, with both shipment volume and trade value declining as weaker cargo movement…
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Goods export growth across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is expected to weaken sharply over the next three years as rising trade barriers,…
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Nosy Tarsee points to a colossal hole in the mountains east of Metro Manila. It is the mouth of a tunnel that was supposed to save a megacity from thirst. What…
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After micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) took to social media to air their rants about the draft of a supposed measure requiring them to pay fees to…
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China’s ties with Canada have improved recently.
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From One Piece to Pirates of the Caribbean, the charm of wooden ships shooting gunpowder-powered cannon balls always sails from generation to…
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Foreign investors watching from Singapore, Tokyo, and Brussels do not parse the internal logic of Philippine factional politics. They see institutional…
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The Philippines lost an estimated P141 billion in government revenue over the past two years due to the booming illicit tobacco market, with illegal e-vapes…
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A foreign national was arrested by operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 and the Cordova Police Station during the implementation of a…
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There was surge in foreign investment approvals in the first quarter with South Korea accounting for over half — 59.5 percent — of total inflows, followed by…
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The Department of Tourism (DoT) is calling on residents and domestic travelers to remain vigilant and report rowdy foreign tourists following a string of…
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Foreign investment (FI) approvals in the Philippines surged in the first quarter of 2026, climbing 52.3 percent year-on-year to P42.64 billion from P27.99…
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‘The Philippines continues to prove its adaptability and readiness as a leading manufacturing and innovation hub, ensuring that growth remains both resilient…
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The Philippines used its hosting of the 48th ASEAN Summit to position itself as a key diplomatic and economic player in Southeast Asia amid rising global…
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‘The advantage of placing your investments in PEZA is predictability, safe and sound business environment, one stop-shop for ease of doing business, and…
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Trump expects a ‘long talk’ with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has entered into a Risk Participation Agreement with Security Bank Corporation to expand supply chain finance access for small…
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BEIJING (AFP) — Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet this week in Beijing, where expectations of personal warmth contrast with deep divisions…
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