Metro Manila Development Authority employees repair chairs at a school in Mandaluyong City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANGOVERNMENT AGENCIES’ budget proposals for the 2026 national budget have surged to P11 trillion, up from the P9.2 trillion in funding requests made for the 2025 budget, according
Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken Feb. 17, 2023. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES is poised to attract more foreign direct investments (FDI) as it is seen as an emerging “friendshoring” destination for the US and as secondary hub
BRONTË H. LACSAMANATHOSE who want to donate to foundations dedicated to endangered Philippine species which face mounting threats to their survival, now have a more convenient way to do so. SM has unveiled a merchandise line that aims to save six species from extinction: the
1 of 6By Brontë H. Lacsamana, ReporterAS WE NEAR the halfway point of the year, with occasional rain and thunderstorms gradually encroaching upon the summer heatwave, interesting music steadily comes out of the woodwork. April and May have been strong months for new releases in
DoubleDragon climbs to P1.25B on strong Hotel101 unit sales - BusinessWorld Online HOTEL101GLOBAL.COMLISTED property developer DoubleDragon Corp. posted a first-quarter attributable net income of P1.25 billion,
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills it auctioned off on Monday at mixed rates amid expectations of further policy easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this year.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P25 billion as planned from the
FIRSTGEN.COM.PHLOPEZ-LED First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) sold its shares in Pi Energy, Inc., its energy solutions platform, to its power generation arm, First Gen Corp., for P1.006 billion.In separate disclosures, FPH and First Gen said they executed a deed of assignment for the purchase of
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINE insurance industry saw its combined premiums increase by 14.41% year on year in the first quarter, driven by both the life and nonlife sectors.The combined premiums of life and nonlife insurers and mutual benefit associations (MBA) climbed to P124.17 billion in
1 of 9Spotify’s AI Playlist available in the PhilippinesTHE beta version of Spotify’s AI Playlist is now available for Premium users in the Philippines. It allows users to create playlists with the goal of finding music that fits any mood or moment in an instant.
VIVANT Corp. to hold virtual Annual Stockholders' Meeting on June 19 - BusinessWorld Online Spotlight is BusinessWorld’s sponsored section that allows advertisers to amplify their brand
GTCAPITAL.COM.PHGT CAPITAL HOLDINGS, Inc. is exploring direct investments in sectors such as healthcare and energy, a company official said.“We’re primarily a consumption economy, so we’re looking for sectors that most people here in the Philippines look for and at the same time are relatively fragmented
BSP defers rollout of new forex reporting system to June 2026 - BusinessWorld Online BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINASTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has extended anew