THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to providing more than $4 billion in loan financing to the Philippines in 2026, ...

YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market mostly rose last week after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signaled an imminent end to its easing cycle.

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EXPORTS of garments, textiles, and apparel are expected to grow between 2% and 5% next year as the government negotiates a lower tariff with the US and as the industry explores new markets. Foreign ...

Italian authorities said on Friday they had arrested 34 “tomb raiders” suspected of looting treasures from archaeological sites in Sicily and the neighboring region of Calabria. The looting of Italy’s ...

THE average farmgate price of dry palay (unmilled rice) rose 6.5% month on month to a national average of P16.92 per kilo in November, the Philippine Statistics Authority said in a preliminary report.

THE PHILIPPINES’ largest banks saw the weakest asset growth in over three years in the third quarter as the flood control mess weighed on economic activity.

BUDGET WATCHDOGS warned that Congress’ rushed timetable to finalize the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 increases the risk of unchecked amendments and last-minute insertions, potentially ...

SHARE PRICES of listed universal and commercial banks slipped at the close of the third quarter as loan growth moderated and policy rate cuts continued to squeeze lending margins. Read the full story.

IT’S BEEN many years since I last paid a visit to Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort — a popular go-to destination for Filipinos taking their balikbayan friends out for some pasyal (sightseeing).

THE ENERGY transition cannot come at the expense of consumers, who are being made to pay fees that cut the risk for renewable energy (RE) developers, according to Partners for Affordable and Reliable ...

In corruption studies, a field largely unheralded in the Philippines, there is a concept with growing global impact that has not drawn much attention yet in the country: state capture. Corruption ...