A worker is pictured at an electronics assembly line in Biñan, Laguna, April 20, 2016. — REUTERS/FILE PHOTOBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterFACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines contracted for the first time in six months in September, as manufacturers saw a drop in output and

A vendor sells fish at a market in Talisay, Batangas, July 11, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B PABALATEPHILIPPINE INFLATION may have settled between 1.5% and 2.3% in September, amid higher prices of rice, fish and fuel, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.At the lower

Workers perform their duties at a shipyard in Subic, Zambales, Sept. 2. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B PABALATEBy Katherine K. ChanPHILIPPINE ECONOMIC GROWTH is expected to moderate this year and in 2026 amid ongoing trade uncertainties and geopolitical tensions across the globe, the International Monetary Fund

REUTERSTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) revised its balance of payments (BoP) and current account projections for this year and 2026, as global uncertainties persist. “The balance of payments is projected to remain in deficit over the next two years, driven by sustained pressures on the

MAYNILADThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Maynilad Water Services, Inc. the first Philippine Green Equity label, the regulator announced on Wednesday.In a letter dated Sept. 26, the SEC’s Markets and Securities Regulation Department said that Maynilad meets the criteria, with all its revenue

FRANCISCO ED. LIM — THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION/BW FILE PHOTOTHE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued for comment a draft memorandum circular that will impose a fixed three-year term for independent directors (IDs) and a maximum cumulative service limit of nine years, in

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOEAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. has completed the takeover of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply from its parent firm Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (Prime Infra) for P37.8 billion.In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, Manila Water said the parties had met the

Ayala-led IMI consolidates China operations - BusinessWorld Online                                    PINGSHAN SITE — GLOBAL-IMI.COMAYALA-LED Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) has completed the consolidation of its Kuichong operations into its

SM City Santa Rosa IT Center confirmed as IT ecozone - BusinessWorld Online                                    (FROM L-R) Sally S. So, vice-president for corporate tax of SM Investments Corp.,

BW FILE PHOTOYIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposits dropped further on Wednesday as the offer was met with strong demand amid expectations that borrowing costs will continue to go down.Bids for the central bank’s term deposit facility (TDF) amounted to P125.644

Ayala, UAE’s Spinneys team up for PHL retail venture - BusinessWorld Online                                    SPINNEYS.COMLISTED Ayala Corp. and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based supermarket chain Spinneys have entered into