BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINASTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) could cut rates next month, its top official said, noting the possibility of up to 75 basis points (bps) worth of easing for the entire year if economic output weakens further.“We’ve been on an easing cycle

An artist works on a mural in Marikina City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE VALUE of the Philippines’ creative economy neared P2 trillion in 2024, the statistics agency said on Thursday.Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed the gross value

FAMILIES are seen at a park in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE PHILIPPINES slipped to 57th place out of 147 countries in the latest World Happiness Report (WHR), despite showing an improvement in its overall happiness score.In the latest WHR released on Thursday,

tohamina | FreepikWith natural disasters becoming more frequent, governments from around the world are actively taking measures to combat the effects of climate change. In the Philippines, one of many countries highly vulnerable to typhoons, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events, the push for

FreepikAs defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a green economy is a “macroeconomic approach focused on investing in green economic activities, infrastructures, and skills that allow reduced carbon emission and pollution, enhanced energy and resource efficiency, and prevention of the loss of biodiversity

ABOITIZPOWER is advancing the expansion of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (DLPC), the country’s third-largest power distribution utility by customer base and annual kilowatt-hour sales. — ABOITIZPOWER.COMABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has allocated P78.1 billion in capital expenditures (capex) for 2025, with 66% earmarked for

Ayala Corp. signs $200-M Samurai loan - BusinessWorld Online                                    From left, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) Manila Branch Executive Director and Head of Corporate Banking Ruben

DMCI earmarks P70-B capex, over half set for Maynilad - BusinessWorld Online                                    DMCIHOLDINGS.COMDMCI HOLDINGS, INC. is increasing its capital expenditure (capex) budget to P70 billion for

SMCGLOBALPOWER.COMSAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), through its subsidiaries, is seeking to recover approximately P34 billion in incremental fuel costs incurred from its terminated power supply contracts with Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). “They (SMGP) have filed already two motions. They want us to execute the

A LONGEVITY CLINIC has just opened at the eco-luxury wellness resort The Farm at San Benito, offering solutions to reverse symptoms of aging and chronic disease on a cellular level.The Tulsi Wellness Club, a California-based regenerative medicine center founded by Dr. Christian Jacob Del Rosario,

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (NU), backed by the Sy family’s SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), is expanding its campus network to 14 with planned openings in Cebu and Las Piñas later this year. The expansion coincides with NU’s 125th anniversary, SMIC said in an e-mail statement on Thursday. Located within