FOREIGN INVESTORS are eager to tap into the growth potential of the Philippines but concerns over unpredictable regulations and high cost of energy and logistics persist, according to executives of ...

THE PHILIPPINE government is confident it can bring down the poverty rate to single-digit levels by 2028. “While we lowered our growth targets, we remain optimistic about reducing poverty rates to ...

LIONEL MESSI returned from injury on Saturday night and finished with a goal and an assist to propel host Inter Miami to a ...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is looking to increase excise tax collections by 9% in 2026, mainly driven by tobacco products. In the 2026 Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF), ...

THE Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will brief lawmakers on the Philippines’ economic outlook today, as ...

CONCENTRIX PHILIPPINES said it has launched KALIX, a health hub worth over P123 million that is expected to provide free medical services to more than 28,000 employees and their dependents. KALIX, ...

JG SUMMIT (JGS) shares gained last week after the company reported a sharp rise in second-quarter (Q2) earnings on the back of growth in its core subsidiaries, analysts said. Data from the Philippine ...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) order directing electronic wallet (e-wallet) platforms to remove in-app links to online gambling sites is expected to weigh on their earnings and could delay the ...

Indonesia will launch a broader crackdown on the illegal exploitation of natural resources after a survey found that palm plantations on 3.7 million hectares (14,300 square miles) were operating in ...

On Aug. 17, in Indonesia, the government of President Prabowo Subianto postponed the release of a 10-volume “official history.” A good number of historians and activists pushed back against this ...

FOR THE FIRST time in quite a while, the weather was not just cooperative but almost embarrassingly perfect on race day for the final round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Philippine Cup 2025.

ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES, INC. (AEV) regained its position as the country’s largest power producer this year, accounting for 23.86% of the national grid’s installed generating capacity, data from the ...