Vehicles are seen along EDSA on Sept. 23. Several typhoons may have also dragged Philippine economic activity during the third quarter, analysts said. — By Heather Caitlin P. MañagoTHE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY likely cooled in the third quarter as soft government spending, typhoons and corruption scandals

A WORKER adjusts a machine at a manufacturing facility in Manila, Dec. 10, 2008. — REUTERSBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterPHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING activity rebounded in October, despite a further drop in new orders and output, according to S&P Global.The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’

Workers are seen at a construction site in Navotas City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE PHILIPPINES’ INDUSTRY sector — including manufacturing and construction — may have slumped to its lowest level in recent years, dragging third-quarter economic growth, Economy Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said.“I am not

FACEBOOK.COM/SMMCIPHILEX MINING CORP. said its Silangan Copper-Gold project in Surigao del Norte province is entering the final stretch of development and remains on schedule to produce its first metal by the first quarter of 2026, positioning it among the country’s biggest mining ventures in decades.In

AboitizPower unit retires 12.4-MW Cebu diesel plant - BusinessWorld Online                                    ABOITIZPOWER.COMABOITIZ POWER CORP. (AboitizPower) said its unit East Asia Utilities Corp. has decommissioned a 12.4-megawatt (MW)

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT upsized its award of the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday, with yields ending mostly slightly higher as Philippine headline inflation likely picked up last month.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P25 billion from the T-bills it auctioned off,

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterPHILIPPINE COMPANIES should boost investments in mobile app security as cybercriminals increasingly exploit artificial intelligence (AI) tools to bypass traditional defenses, according to cybersecurity firm Appdome, Inc.“Recent studies have shown that the

STOCK PHOTO | Image from FreepikPHILIPPINE BANKS expect to keep their lending standards largely unchanged this quarter as they expect steady credit demand from both businesses and households, a survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.According to the BSP’s latest Senior Bank Loans

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — LANDBANK continues to make agricultural financing more accessible with the integration of online applications under the AGRISENSO Plus Lending Program, allowing farmers to conveniently apply for loans anytime and anywhere, underscoring the Bank’s commitment to simplify access to affordable credit.LANDBANK President and

Bugallon Green gets P826-M loan for Pangasinan solar plant - BusinessWorld Online                                    STOCK PHOTO | Image from PixabayYUCHENGCO-LED Bugallon Green Energy Corp. has secured a P826-million