STOCK PHOTO | Image by Radowan Nakif Rehan from UnsplashBy Kevin Jara and Kath TaburadaAFTER YEARS of turbulence, the Philippine office market is finally gaining ground. The first half of 2025 shows clear signs of a sector that is not only recovering, but recalibrating. Metro Manila

BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE SHARES dropped on Monday, pulling the main index back to the 6,200 level, as the market mostly moved sideways due to the absence of new trading drivers. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 0.42% or 27.05 points to close at

REUTERSTHE temporary ban on rice imports is not expected to stoke inflation as rice stocks remain substantial, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).“We had a record harvest in the first half, plus we are expecting a record harvest for the wet season,” DA spokesman

BoI sticks to P1.75-T goal for approved investments - BusinessWorld Online                                    THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it maintained its target for approved investment applications this

REUTERSTHE debt service bill on foreign borrowing was nearly $5.9 billion in the five months to May, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).Debt service rose 0.51% to $5.869 billion in the first five months, from $5.839 billion a year earlier.Principal

Fisherfolk set to join P20 rice beneficiary list - BusinessWorld Online                                    BW FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the beneficiary list of P20-per-kilo rice program

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said economic zone (ecozone) proclamations are likely to number 20-30 this year, based on the agency’s best-case target.“We might be able to achieve that. Because if you notice lately, there are a lot of proclamations coming out,” PEZA Director

PPP project pipeline hits P2.86 trillion - BusinessWorld Online                                    PPP.GOV.PHTHE public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the pipeline now number 230, valued at P2.86 trillion, the Department

BW FILE PHOTOFINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto said a prospective Supreme Court (SC) order to return funds taken from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) will be complied with in the next budget cycle.“Assuming that the decision is made

TOM BOOTH/FLICKRTHE PHILIPPINES is among the countries in Emerging Asia expected to benefit from favorable demographics, Pantheon Macroeconomics said.“One of the reasons we remain structurally bullish about the prospects for Emerging Asia ex-China economically, let alone as a burgeoning export manufacturing hub, is the region’s