BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. attends a seminar during the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, April 25, 2025. — REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZFURTHER MONETARY POLICY easing might come as early as the Monetary Board’s first meeting for 2026 amid
Various vegetables are for sale at a stall along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, Jan. 6. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Katherine K. Chan, ReporterHIGHER FOOD PRICES during the holiday season lifted inflation to 1.8% in December, although the full-year average eased to 1.7% —
Workers are seen inside a manufacturing facility in Sto. Tomas, Batangas in this file photo taken on March 1, 2023 — PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALESMANUFACTURING OUTPUT growth fell to a seven‑month low in November, weighed down by weak domestic consumption and sluggish export demand.Preliminary results of
People visit a mall in Cubao, Quezon City, Dec. 23, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said household consumption in the Philippines is likely to rebound in 2026 on the back of easing inflation and interest
BW FILE PHOTOJOLLIBEE FOODS CORP. on Tuesday said it plans to spin off its international business and list it on a US stock exchange by late 2027 as the Philippine fast-food group plots its global expansion.Its stock jumped the most in more than five years
Meralco 2025 energy sales decline by 0.65% - BusinessWorld Online PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASMANILA ELECTRIC CO.’s (Meralco) energy sales volume declined last year due to soft
ACEN powers Schneider Cavite plants with RE - BusinessWorld Online ACENRENEWABLES.COMAMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP. (APC), a flagship brand of French company Schneider Electric SE, has tapped
An interior shot of the Robinsons Logistix and Industrial Facilities’ warehouse. — COMPANY HANDOUTROBINSONS LOGISTIX & Industrials, Inc. (RLX) said it has signed its second warehouse leasing agreement with SPX Philippines, Inc., the logistics partner of e-commerce platform Shopee, Inc., as both companies seek to
RICHMONDE Tower in Iloilo Business ParkTHE Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed updates to real estate investment trust (REIT) rules, alongside possible interest rate cuts by the central bank, could encourage more REIT listings, the Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP) said.“If interest
STOCK PHOTO | Image from Freepik(Part 1)Filipinos of all social levels are strongly demanding that corrupt officials from the Government — especially from the Senate, the House, the departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and of Health (DoH), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue
1 of 3A PATCHWORK banner representing generations of women, paintings that stitch together memory and trauma, and sculptures and video works depicting ecological crises are just some of the pieces on view at the newly opened Rift Gallery, located along EDSA.Titled rift / making through
BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the dual-tranche Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at mixed rates as players moved to buy securities at the start of the year.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised a combined P50 billion as planned