Outgoing Metrobank Foundation (MBFI) president and GT Foundation executive director Aniceto Sobrepeña symbolically passes the MBFI banner to his successor, incoming president and executive director Philip Francisco U. Dy on July 15. This...
Economic cooperation and mutual defense and security will be the central issues that would be discussed during the bilateral meeting between President Marcos and US President Donald Trump next week, a foreign affairs official said on...
MANILA, Philippines — An Aboitiz-led consortium is one step closer to securing the critical power asset Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric facility, after the government officially handed over the notice of award for its...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) position swung to a surplus in June, snapping three straight months of deficits, driven by inflows from new foreign currency deposits of the government and income...
MANILA, Philippines — The P500-million entry of the Social Security System (SSS) in Antonio family-led Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) could open doors for other big-time investors, according to an analyst. This is developing...
MANILA, Philippines — Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Monalisa Dimalanta sees more space to cut power rates in the country. She said Friday that generation charges have been on a downtrend under her leadership....
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu-based Top Line Business Development Corp. is eyeing to end the year with 50 retail fuel stations, company officials said. In a media briefing on Friday, Top Line executives said this was a bolder target...
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu-based property developer AppleOne Group is entering the energy market with the development of a solar facility in Mindanao. The company on Friday introduced its newly established subsidiary Astronergy,...
MANILA, Philippines — There are three factors that can improve the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA’s) “Gulayan sa Bayan” (GSB). This game-changing initiative will be launched soon. These factors are: (1) the...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) hopes to welcome more investors from Japan and other Asian countries after strengthening its ties with Tokyo-based Mizuho Bank as an investment promotion partner....
MANILA, Philippines — With the Department of Trade and Industry reporting that generative artificial intelligence (AI) could unlock $79.3 billion in productive capacity for the Philippines, the question is no longer whether...
MANILA, Philippines — Hann Holdings Inc., the operator of an integrated gaming resort in Clark Freeport Zone, will still pursue its P13-billion stock market debut this year despite a tense gaming environment as some lawmakers call...
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.
The new US tariffs are set to have global repercussions and impact various countries unless negotiations for more favourable rates can be achieved prior to Aug 1.
While Indigenous leaders and workers absorb the shock of this week's layoffs, industry observers say the scaling back of production at Ekati is a reflection of challenges facing the diamond industry.
It seems like politicians cannot agree on a lot. But many seem to agree on... manufacturing. Leaders of both political parties have been working to try and make the U.S. a manufacturing powerhouse again. On today's show, what is so...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to become an everyday way to make...
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has named the 2025-26 fellows for its Knight-Bagehot program in business journalism. They are: Alex Janin is a health reporter at The Wall Street Journal in New York City, covering...
BEIJING, China — China has a “plentiful” toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year, its commerce minister said Friday as he admitted it faced a “very severe and complex situation.” Growth hit 5.2...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed just above 6,300 on Friday as bargain hunters gave a boost, brushing off tariff anxiety. By the end of the session, the benchmark index had added 0.13 percent,...
MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz-led Thunder Consortium has secured the notice of award from the government after emerging as the winning bidder for the 796.64-megawatt Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in...
The Mahagitsiri family has lost a round in its legal battle with Nestlé, with a court ruling that the original voting rules in their Nescafe joint venture in Thailand must be restored.
MANILA, Philippines — The local bourse will soon welcome its second initial public offering (IPO) of the year. This goes after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light for the P11.43-billion stock market debut of...
The Ministry of Finance is studying the imposition of a higher excise tax on imported electric vehicles (EVs) that use a low proportion of local content.