BW FILE PHOTOTHE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is setting a modest target of about four initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, underscoring the cautious pipeline for equity fundraising after listings fell short of expectations last year.“We only targeted four (IPOs) for this year,” PSE President

Vehicles are stuck in traffic along EDSA, Dec. 27, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) may further ease this year as the corruption scandal may continue to dampen government spending and economic growth, Nomura Global Markets Research said.In a report dated

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, June 16, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Katherine K. Chan and Aaron Michael C. Sy, Reporters OVERSEAS Filipino workers’ (OFW) remittances are expected to remain stable this year despite the United

US DOLLAR and euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on July 17, 2022. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATIONBy Katherine K. Chan, ReporterALLOWING authorities to scrutinize foreign currency deposits when investigating illegal financial transactions is a “welcome move” and could help the Philippines attract more investments

Accelerating Asia Ventures will hold the Demo Day for its 12th startup cohort in Singapore on Jan. 15, bringing together early-stage companies from South and Southeast Asia and a group of regional and international investors.The in-person event will mark the culmination of the cohort’s accelerator program, following

Monetunes CEO Antonio Di Puorto on the ‘Publishing 2.0’ panel at Music Frontiers, BerlinMonetunes, a Manila-based music rights company focused on the creator economy, has ranked among the world’s top 1% of music publishers within a year of its launch, according to 2025 analytics from

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape how local sari-sari stores operate, helping small retailers make smarter decisions and improve profitability through practical, data-driven insights.New findings from tech startup Packworks.io show that AI is no longer a distant concept for microenterprises but is becoming a tool that directly

1 of 3AUTHOR Carmen Guerrero Nakpil was supposed to have been the one who coined the phrase “300 years in a convent and 50 years in Hollywood” as a description of Philippine history under Spanish and American colonial rule. For half that time under the

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.LOPEZ-LED Energy Development Corp. (EDC) plans to invest up to P100 billion to expand and upgrade its Leyte geothermal power complex.EDC is proposing several modifications to the Tongonan Geothermal Project (TGP) that would raise its total rated capacity to 967.224 megawatts (MW) from

BW FILE PHOTORATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week could end lower as investors price in their bets for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) next policy move.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) will auction off P27 billion

BW FILE PHOTOBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterTHE upstream oil and gas sector is starting the year on an optimistic note, with industry players set to begin their work programs after securing new petroleum service contracts from the government.“The year 2026 marks a new era for

Will 2026 finally be the year the local auto industry breaks the 500,000-unit sales mark? — PHOTO BY JOYCE REYES-AGUILALET THE NEW YEAR begin. Before anything else, though, allow me to take this opportunity to wish everyone a meaningful and hopeful 2026. Though anxieties are