Peso slide raises prospect of "jumbo" BSP hike
Further depreciation of the Philippine peso could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to adopt a more aggressive monetary policy…
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DOF backs SEC push for market liquidity
The Department of Finance (DOF) welcomed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new rules for market makers, saying the framework…
Fast is not the same as fair
A certain senator, known to be solidly with the Vice President and about as far from Malacañang’s good graces as one can get, is in the…
DA chief rejects auction of seized Vietnam rice
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has opposed auctioning off a shipment of seized Vietnamese rice, recommending instead that…
SEC opens market-making to P150-M trading firms
Securities trading firms with at least P150 million in unimpaired paid-up capital may now qualify as market makers under new Securities and…
Stakeholders seek balanced approach regarding sugar tax hike
Asian Consulting Group chief tax advisor, Mon Abrea cautioned that raising tax rates would not necessarily result in a proportional…
Lemon Square establishes 150th store in Batangas
Lemon Square has opened its 150th store at The Outlets at LIMA Estate in Batangas, strengthening parent company Big E Food Corporation’s…
Gasoline set for steeper rollback next week
Based on full-week industry estimates, gasoline prices could decline by P5.30 to P5.50 per liter for the week of October 20 to 26, a…
Italian firms eye Luzon Economic Corridor investments
Italian investments could create jobs, bring new technologies to the Philippines, and strengthen infrastructure connecting businesses and…
Bretton Woods and multilateralism’s end
The irony is hard to miss: Japan, the defeated aggressor, was rebuilt, while the loyal brown brother that bled at Bataan was exploited.
Semirara coal supply at risk by July 2027
The Department of Energy is being urged to resolve the contested requirements pertaining to the bidding of the mine being operated by…
Pacquiao, Tiu Laurel team up to fight poverty
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary and Lead Convenor Manny Pacquiao is working with Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu…
Tiu Laurel rejects auction of seized Vietnam rice
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has opposed auctioning off a shipment of seized Vietnamese rice, recommending instead that…
PHAP pushes wider access to innovative medicines
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) is calling for stronger healthcare financing, expanded medicine…
Lemon Square opens 150th store in Batangas
Lemon Square has opened its 150th store at The Outlets at LIMA Estate in Batangas, strengthening parent company Big E Food Corporation’s…
Stakeholders seek balanced approach to sugar tax hike
Business groups, tax experts and small-business representatives have urged the government to adopt an evidence-based approach to the…
Peso eases from record low as stocks soar
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rose 119.53 points, or 2.11 percent, to 5,782.70 on Friday, while the peso strengthened 7.5…
PhilWeb eyes new revenues through MegaWin deal
Listed gaming technology firm PhilWeb Corp. is looking to generate additional recurring revenue from the country’s regulated gaming…
