FREEPIKAside from the economic climate or the various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives that the country offers, another reason to invest in the Philippines is its ongoing policy reforms. These policy reforms signify the government’s willingness to work with investors and address their concerns. But it

THE PHILIPPINE STOCK Exchange, Inc. (PSE) said it has approved the voluntary delisting of Premium Leisure Corp. (PLC) effective July 9.The PSE said in a circular dated June 28 that it has ordered the delisting of PLC shares from the bourse operator’s official registry (electronic

(First of two parts)AS THE PHILIPPINE economy expands, the need for more economic growth corridors outside of Metro Manila emerges. As I highlighted previously, the National Government’s massive infrastructure implementation and decentralization thrust has been resulting in the creation of new economic centers in Luzon,

The resignation last week of Vice-President Sara Duterte as Education Secretary, a critical Cabinet position, left a void that cannot remain vacant for long given the challenges facing the Philippine education system. In the wake of her departure, speculation swirled about potential successors, with Rep.

THE BLUEPRINT for instant cross-border payments under Project Nexus has been completed, which would now pave the way for its live implementation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. This would “allow ready participants to work towards the next stage of seamlessly connecting their

GT CAPITAL Holdings, Inc. has named George S. Uy-Tioco, Jr. as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective Monday (July 1). Mr. Uy-Tioco, Jr. assumes the CFO position following the retirement of Franciso H. Suarez, Jr., GT Capital said in a filing to the stock exchange

THE CHOCOLATE Hills in Bohol. — BOHOL.GOV.PHTHE local government of Bohol is enforcing stricter approval processes for new developments following the Chocolate Hills resort controversy, a resort owner said.“They have been very strict… The Protected Area Management Board is very cautious, and I don’t think

THROUGH the influential short-form video platform TikTok, perspectives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual plus (LGBTQIA+) Filipinos are now more visible in public. As a fitting end to Pride Month, five TikTok content creators laid out their life stories for more members of

THE PESO weakened slightly against the dollar on Monday as market players turned cautious ahead of the release of June consumer price index (CPI) data this week.The local unit closed at P58.65 per dollar on Monday, down by four centavos from its P58.61 finish on

REUTERSPHILIPPINE SHARES dropped on Monday to snap their five-day winning run as investors stayed on the sidelines before the release of key data later this week.The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 0.2% or 13.14 points to close at 6,398.77 on Monday,

REUTERSTHE REDUCTION in Philippine rice import tariffs could have a knock-on effect on global rice prices by inducing its major suppliers Vietnam and Thailand to commit greater volumes to the world’s largest rice importer, thereby causing overall global supply to tighten, Fitch Solutions unit BMI