BUILDINGS are seen in Manila’s business district. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to resume its rate-cutting cycle as early as April following slower-than-expected inflation in February, analysts said.In a report, Pantheon Macroeconomics Chief Emerging Asia Economist Miguel Chanco said

EMPLOYEES arrange products inside a grocery store in Quezon City. The Philippines’ 12% value-added tax rate is relatively higher compared with Southeast and East Asian countries, an analyst said. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES can boost its revenue

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE AGGREGATE ASSETS of the Philippines’ largest banks grew by single digits in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting slowing economic growth and still-elevated interest rates. BusinessWorld’s latest edition of the quarterly banking report showed the combined assets of 44 universal and commercial

The Filipino delegation at the Thailand Inventors’ Day 2025, alongside Filipino Inventors Society, Inc. President Ronald Pagsanghan and Manila Young Inventors President Sonny ValenzuelaIn a display of innovation and ingenuity, Filipino inventors secured a remarkable haul at Thailand Inventors’ Day 2025, taking six gold, four

GDD students try the new Alienware machines in their Virtual Reality elective.Aspiring programmers, digital artists, and designers can transform their creativity into career opportunities through the newly-retooled Game Design and Development (GDD) program at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB).Offered under the School of

A Packworks sari-preneur proudly poses at her sari-sari store.Sari-sari stores, locally known as neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, are not just a primary source of daily essentials for around 94% of Filipinos but a vital source of empowerment among women entrepreneurs.This is the finding of a study

Mapúa MCL unveils the IZN Highlights Marker and Manifesto.Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna (Mapúa MCL) reaffirmed its commitment to global collaboration and transformative education as it celebrated its international milestones at the recent Mapúa MCL Internationalization (IZN) Highlights event.Held as part of the institution’s 19th founding

PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORMETRO PACIFIC TOLLWAYS Corp. (MPTC), the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is allocating P35 billion for its capital expenditure (capex) budget this year, primarily for the projects of its subsidiaries, a company official said. “P35 billion, most of that is for

OSCAR L. DE VENECIA, JR. — BASICENERGY.PHBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterBASIC ENERGY CORPORATION, a listed company focusing on renewable energy (RE) and alternative fuels, aims to develop 500 megawatts (MW) of wind and 500 MW of solar energy projects by 2030, according to its chief

MEGAWIDE.COM.PHBy Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, ReporterLISTED infrastructure conglomerate Megawide Construction Corp. secured P16.3 billion worth of new contracts in 2024 as the company expanded its project portfolio, its chairman said.Megawide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edgar B. Saavedra told BusinessWorld that the company’s new contracts

1 of 5WITH 106 UNITS sold locally in 2024, the GR Yaris made its case for being among the country’s most desired performance vehicles. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has obviously listened, sat up, and taken notice. The perennial triple crown (leading passenger-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and overall

NALEX, SALEX construction may start this quarter — TRB - BusinessWorld Online                                    PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said the construction of San Miguel Corp.’s