Bootleg tobacco scorches Customs
Customs and ports officials may soon find themselves in hot water over a P2.6-billion smuggling caper that happened under their collective noses, as Nosy…
DT · · 2 min read
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Customs and ports officials may soon find themselves in hot water over a P2.6-billion smuggling caper that happened under their collective noses, as Nosy…
DT · · 2 min read
Thousands of new jobs are expected for Filipinos after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the creation and expansion of special economic zones in Batangas…
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
‘Last year’s worsening economic decline is the ground giving way beneath it.’
Chito Lozada · · 3 min read
HOBART, Australia (AFP) — Venus Williams was dumped out of the Hobart International in straight sets Tuesday and two-time Grand Slam winner Barbora Krejcikova…
Agence France-Presse · · 1 min read
‘There’s no final cost yet, but I think the minimum is about P16 billion.’
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
The BSP said it projects inflation at 3.2 percent in 2026 and 3.0 percent in 2027, both comfortably within the government’s target range.
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
The survey covered 799 executives across 81 economies 43 percent of whom said doing business had become more difficult compared with 2024. Nearly four in ten…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
Developing economies face uneven prospects, with many constrained by limited fiscal space, high debt burdens, and exposure to climate-related shocks. While…
Jason Mago · · 1 min read
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) projects the Philippines’ real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.7 percent in…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, next week for a working visit, Malacañang announced Thursday.
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 1 min read
The Philippines’ unemployment rate was recorded at 4.4 percent in November 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
Governance issues create drag, making it harder for the Philippines to hit high growth, attract investments and achieve its broader economic goals, despite its…
Art Besana · · 2 min read
Paris (AFP) — Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday,…
Agence France-Presse · · 2 min read
We now have to grapple with the self-inflicted specter of investors’ perception of widespread corruption in the government bureaucracy.
Bing Matoto · · 3 min read
The United States-Venezuela conflict will not have any tangible effect on the Philippine economy, according to Department of Economy, Planning and Development…
Toby Magsaysay · · 1 min read
Slowdown in economic growth brought about by the flood control scandal will persist heading into 2026. ‘The developments last year are likely to be faced this…
Toby Magsaysay · · 2 min read
Across chambers and industry groups, the message is strikingly consistent — the economy does not need more laws or slogan.
Paul Anthony A. Isla · · 2 min read
James Cameron is on track to make box office history once again as his latest film, Avatar: Fire and Ash , is currently tracking toward a $1-billion worldwide…
Pauline Songco · · 2 min read