RISING global demand and incentives from excise tax fueled the rebound in the country’s tobacco output in 2024, according to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). NTA Deputy Administrator for ...

AMID expectations of policy rate cuts in the Philippines this year, a shallower reduction could benefit larger banks but offer limited gains for smaller lenders, according to Fitch Ratings. The debt ...

INVESTORS from global tech and financial giants expressed strong interest in expanding their presence in the Philippines to leverage artificial intelligence for enhancing digital finance and ...

INVESTMENTS greenlighted by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) in the first month of 2025 surged to P30.156 billion, up 1,263 percent from the P2.21-billion investments approved in January ...

AMID debates on the proposal imposing a one-year moratorium on tax increases for cigarettes and other tobacco products, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday decided just to lower the ...

THE Philippines should unlock its $788.4 million worth of untapped export potential for solar panel shipments to the United States, China, the Netherlands, Vietnam and Germany, among others, according ...

MORE than half of Gen Zs in the Asia-Pacific region have entered their kuripot era and become less boujee to slay rising living costs, according to a study by Visa. In Visa’s latest Green Shoots Radar ...

THE Korean Government said a consortium of 23 public institutions and private companies has been established amid plans to build urban infrastructure and develop smart cities in the Philippines, ...

Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla on Monday assailed the unauthorized use of the agency’s logos, photos and other markings and materials for an advertisement promoting an online lottery application.

METRO Manila’s office market will see 695,000 square meters (sqm) delivered in 2025, but not without a delay of over 200,000 sqm. Real estate firm KMC Savills reported on Friday that only two of the ...

PERFORMING effective risk assessments can be a difficult art to master. The very phrase—“compliance risk assessment”—can encompass a wide range of risks: anti-bribery, whistleblower retaliation, data ...

The Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx), operator of the fixed-income trading platform, said some P600 billion in capital may be raised via the exchange this year, 66 percent higher than last ...