People are seen in Divisoria in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE US Federal Reserve’s latest signals of policy easing may give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) more confidence to continue its own rate cut cycle,

FREEPIKECONOMIC GROWTH in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia is seen to continue on an expansionary path until 2025, Moody’s Analytics said. “Growth will accelerate in Southeast Asia, supported by trade, investment, consumption, generally stimulatory fiscal policy, and, by early next year, easing

People enjoy spending time at Luneta Park in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES may have to benchmark its number of holidays against other Southeast Asian countries, as having “too much” holidays may discourage foreign investors, National Economic

A farmer dries rice grains in Baliuag, Bulacan, Oct. 9, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESTHE GOVERNMENT needs to hike the selling price for locally produced palay or unmilled rice to increase local rice production, an analyst said.“The farmer needs to earn… They would no longer

Cohort 3 of StartUp QC, introduced in a launch event earlier this August — Facebook / STARTUPQUEZONCITYBy Angela Kiara S. Brillantes, Special Features and Content WriterContinuing its mission to embark on a startup revolution for the country, the Quezon City government unveils the third cohort

Awardees of the 21st TAYO Awards — Facebook / TAYOAWARDSBy Mhicole A. Moral, Special Features and Content Writer10 outstanding youth-led organizations across the Philippines were recognized by Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards, the Philippines’ premier recognition for youth-led initiatives, in its 21st year.Held last

By Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterPANGILINAN-LED Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) hopes to wrap up the deal for the government’s shares in two major toll roads soon, the company’s president said.“SCTEx (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway) is next, but I wanted to complete the Cavitex (Manila-Cavite Expressway) first

SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) is still finalizing the detailed engineering design (DED) for the P95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) and remains committed to proceeding with the project, the company’s president said.“We are still working on the DED; it is a requirement of the TRB (Toll

Members of P&G Philippines, QBO Innovation, participating startups, and key stakeholders gather for a group photo at the vGrow SHOWQASE launch event.Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines has forged a strategic partnership with QBO Innovation to launch the first-ever vGrow SHOWQASE in the Philippines, aimed at

BW FILE PHOTOLOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. targets to complete the repair of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship by September before deciding to reorder another supply cargo, its president said.“Right now, the LNG ship is going through repair in Subic… at the same time, we’re

CITICORE Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) may delay its planned acquisition of a run-of-river hydropower project in Isabela, which is currently managed by its parent company, until 2025, chief executive officer said.“We’re still exploring whether to proceed with folding it in now or waiting until the