REUTERSPHILIPPINE manufacturing activity continued to expand in January, albeit at the slowest pace in five months, S&P Global said on Monday.The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 52.3 in January, easing from the 54.3 logged in December 2024. This was the

Rice prices are displayed at a market in Manila, Feb. 1, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATETHE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday a food security emergency on rice, the latest effort by the government to lower the cost of the staple grain.“This emergency

A man arranges fruits at a stall in Quezon City, Dec. 29, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES may have difficulty achieving the upper end of the government’s 6-8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target amid heightened global uncertainties

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking to veer away from the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) in favor of more secure and advanced authentication methods.“Our objective is to make it future proof. You know how technology is.

Workers are seen at a construction site along Commonwealth Ave in Quezon City, Jan. 30, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATETHE PHILIPPINE Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is opposing the proposed P200 across-the-board daily minimum wage hike for workers.“A blanket national minimum wage (hike)

PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE SENATE on Monday approved on third and final reading a proposed measure that will extend Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) franchise for another 25 years.With an 18-1-0 vote, senators approved House Bill No. 10926, which will allow the power provider to continue constructing,

THE POSTER of the original 1984 movie Bagets. A theater adaptation is in the works.THE HIT 1984 comedy film Bagets will be given new life through a stage adaptation, Bagets the Musical, the show’s producers announced on Friday.The musical centers on five friends who are

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT on Monday increased the volume of Treasury bills (T-bills) it awarded for a fourth straight week as the papers fetched lower rates and strong demand after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signaled more policy easing ahead.The Bureau of the Treasury

HOTEL101GLOBAL.COMDOUBLEDRAGON Corp.’s (DD) subsidiary, Hotel101 Global Pte. Ltd., is nearing its $2.3-billion (P130 billion) listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in the United States after meeting all requirements.Hotel101 filed and passed its F-4 registration statement on Saturday, Feb. 1 (local time), or Friday, Jan. 31

BW FILE PHOTOBANK of the Philippine Islands’ (BPI) net profit rose by 20% year on year to a record-high P62 billion in 2024 driven by double-digit revenue growth.This translated to a return on equity of 15.1% and return on assets of 2%, the bank said