ALTHOUGH the implementation of projects funded with official development assistance (ODA) improved slightly last year, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) said majority of ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) is studying additional tax measures to plug revenue leakages and boost government revenues, including a review of the de minimis import threshold and excise tax on ...

Vince Dizon’s first day back at the Department of Transportation was loud. Cameras trailed him through bus terminals in Sampaloc and along Edsa Malibay, where he found cramped waiting areas, no ...

THE country’s corn output slid by double digits in the third quarter due to a contraction in harvest area, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA showed that corn ...

FINANCING for socialized housing under the government’s “Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino“ (4PH) program jumped by 173 percent in 2026, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban ...

Trial Chamber III has rejected a request to allow portions of opening statements in Tagalog during the upcoming trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, ruling that proceedings must be ...

BANKS whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered.

THE ultra-wealthy are getting organized. A Paris-based group bringing together family offices from a handful of countries is trying to drum up support for uniting the growing industry. The nascent ...

SUPPORT for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dropped following one of the deadliest train crashes in Spanish history. Sánchez’s Socialist party has about 24.6 percent backing among voters, ...

GULF Arab states fear another US-Israeli attack on a better-prepared Iran could unleash an even more destructive war across the region, leaving them to pick up the pieces. “We find ourselves drawn ...

THE world needs greater capacity to store oil and produce fuels closer to consumers to tackle the impact of the severe disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, according to the head of the biggest energy ...

GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc. raised oil-price forecasts for the year-end and 2027 on elevated risks to supplies, joining other banks in hiking their outlooks after months of war in the Middle East. Brent ...