Shoppers enter a mall amid the holiday season in Manila. The central bank expects the inflation rate to average 3.1% this year. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy path is skewed towards easing, but the pace of cuts should be

THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is targeting to approve as much as P250 billion worth of investments in 2025, its top official said on Monday.PEZA Director-General Tereso O. Panga said the agency is targeting a “9 to 10% increase in investments from (our) 2024

A woman files her annual income tax return at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office in this file photo. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANREVENUE COLLECTION is on track to exceed this year’s revised goal, with revenue effort expected to be the highest since 1997,

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday even as yields rose slightly as investors’ rate-cut expectations have been fully priced in.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P15 billion as planned from the T-bills it

ACEN Corp., the energy platform of the conglomerate Ayala group, operates across a diverse range of markets, including the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Laos, and the US. — ACENRENEWABLES.COMACEN CORP. targets to operationalize power projects with a combined capacity of approximately 1.2 gigawatts (GW)

1 of 3By Brontë H. Lacsamana, ReporterNOW that we are well into the Christmas rush, the number of music releases have begun to wind down, allowing for more time to process the albums that have come out. From upbeat rap and hip-hop to soft indie

FIRST GEN PRESIDENT and Chief Operating Officer Francis Giles B. PunoBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterFIRST GEN Corp. is diversifying its energy portfolio to meet the Philippines’ power demand, with a strong focus on renewable energy sources like geothermal and solar.“We’ve been in the business for

FREEPIKWith technology being at the forefront of all financial services being made available, which lending platform is really pro-poor, and inclusive?The days of “5-6” (a usurious lending scheme of yesteryears) seem to be numbered if technology makes borrowing money simpler and less cumbersome. These days,

BW FILE PHOTOTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has amended its guidelines for the Peso Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system to revise the penalties for erring participants.In a memorandum, the central bank said it is adding supplementary policies on penalties and sanctions under the Peso

PAGCOR CHAIRMAN and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco (left) and SMC Chairman Ramon S. Ang present the artist’s perspective of the new PAGCOR corporate office that will be constructed on a two-hectare area at the Nayong Pilipino Complex in Pasay City.SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) has signed

FREEPIKSenator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, defended the decision of the bicameral conference committee, commonly referred to as the Bicam, to deny the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., commonly referred to as PhilHealth, a government subsidy, saying it should serve as a