PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATETHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely deliver three more rate cuts until 2026 to support the economy amid an anticipated slowdown, Fitch Solutions’ unit BMI said. “(T)he BSP is poised to frontload easing to support the economy,” BMI said in

BW FILE PHOTODEMONETIZING P1,000 and P500 bills as an anti-money laundering measure may bring more harm than good to the economy, a top Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said.“It’s a tantalizing proposal, but it’s not so simple,” BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. told

BW FILE PHOTODEMONETIZING P1,000 and P500 bills as an anti-money laundering measure may bring more harm than good to the economy, a top Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said.“It’s a tantalizing proposal, but it’s not so simple,” BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. told

Manila Electric Co. linemen install new transmission lines along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter CUSTOMERS served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to tighten their belts this month as the company hikes electricity rates due

THE EIGHT-FILM roster of the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) competition is now complete.The first four films in the lineup were announced last July. The final four which complete eight festival films are:• I’m Perfect (Nathan Studios), director Sigrid Bernardo’s romance drama starring Earl

ALIPATO AT MUOG film still showing protesters masked as Jonas.JL BURGOS’ documentary Alipato at Muog emerged victorious at the 48th Gawad Urian awards ceremony, winning the Best Picture, Best Documentary, and Best Editing awards.At the ceremony held on Oct. 11 at Manila’s De La Salle

CAST and crew of Bloom Where You Are Planted with the Cinemalaya Organizing Committee. — KIKO CABUENA/CINEMALAYABLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED, a documentary centered on farmers’ rights activists, was the top winner at the 21st edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. It bagged Best

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Yibei Geng from UnsplashTHE Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules requiring corporations to disclose their beneficial owners are expected to strengthen transparency and governance standards in the Philippines, potentially bolstering investor confidence and market integrity, according to analysts.“[The proposed rules]

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday at lower rates across all tenors as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy decision last week and dovish guidance bolstered demand for short-term securities.The Bureau of the

1 of 10Filipino prodigy, Croatian musicians in concertTHE concert Echoes of Croatia in the Philippines, set for Oct. 14, will be held at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Center for the Arts and the FEU Institute of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the soon-to-open

ICTSI.COMSOUTH AFRICA’S High Court has ruled in favor of Razon-led International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), upholding state-owned Transnet SOC Ltd.’s (Transnet) award of the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 contract and dismissing a challenge from Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk Group.“ICTSI reports that

BW FILE PHOTOTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) net income dropped by 16.8% at end-July amid lower revenues, preliminary data showed.The central bank’s net profit fell to P79.2 billion in the first seven months of 2025 from P95.2 billion in the same period last year,