Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with US President Donald Trump (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, July 22, 2025. — REUTERS/KENT NISHIMURAPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. secured over $21 billion in investment pledges from US companies during

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE GOVERNMENT on Thursday said that the details of the US-Philippines deal concerning the US reciprocal tariff are still being finalized but noted that the government will protect the interest of Philippine domestic industries.“The details are not yet final. The Philippines and the

ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL operates the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the largest international aviation hub outside of Metro Manila. — ABOITIZINFRACAPITAL.COMLISTED conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) said it is finalizing a strategic partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a US-based infrastructure fund manager owned by global

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MANUEL “MANNY” V. PANGILINANMETRO PACIFIC AGRO VENTURES, Inc. (MPAV) is expanding its presence in the local coconut export industry through the acquisition of coconut processor Franklin Baker Group of Companies (Franklin Baker).MPAV, a unit of the Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), said in an

STOCK PHOTO | Image by Jcomp from FreepikSCAMS and money mule accounts are the top fraud concern of bank executives in the Asia-Pacific, according to a survey by global analytics software firm FICO.Seven in 10 or 69% of senior officials of financial institutions in the region

PCO.GOV.PHTHE 19% tariff set by United States President Donald J. Trump on Philippine goods will have a limited impact on the planned dollar bond issuances by local companies, financial research firm CreditSights said.“We expect the US tariffs to have a limited impact on the Philippine

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANWe monitored, and even took notes of, the several Supreme Court oral arguments on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) issue, that because of what the Palace and Congress thought a surplus fund existed, P60 billion was remitted to the National Treasury and

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Senior ReporterTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their payments and settlements systems.“We are creating a safer and more efficient securities market that enables

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VETERAN director Francisco “Fritz” Ynfante passed away on July 21 at the age of 84. His death was confirmed by a family member, Peachy Ynfante-Talanay, in an interview with ABS-CBN News the next day. Singers Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez both posted Facebook tributes to