PHILIPPINE STOCKS advanced on Monday as investor sentiment was lifted by expectations of further local interest rate cuts and after the US delayed the implementation of its planned reciprocal tariffs ...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) posted a bid notice inviting builders to participate in the P349.20-million upgrade of Sorsogon’s Bacon Airport. In a bid notice released on Monday, the DoTr ...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday launched the E-Commerce Philippine Trustmark to ensure the reliability of online transactions. An offshoot of the Internet Transactions Act of 2023 ...

THE Philippine food retailing industry is expected to grow 7% this year as modern retail outlets continue to expand, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retailers are expanding into ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it will maintain public spending above 20% of gross domestic product (GDP) over the medium term, with the budget expected to approach or even breach ...

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has been cleared to begin implementing the staggered cost recovery of at least P28.29 billion in the ...

BUSINESS NAME registrations and renewals topped 70,000 last month, bringing first-half registrations to nearly 630,000, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported. The DTI said business name ...

THE rice inventory fell 2.9% month on month to 2.24 million metric tons (MMT) as of June 1, according to government data. Year on year, inventory rose 3.5% from 2.16 MMT previously. As of June 1, 44.7 ...

MANILA said that it is seeking closer military cooperation with Auckland, aiming to maintain regional security and improve disaster response preparedness, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ...

THE PHILIPPINE government on Monday launched the second and third phases of its National Fiber Backbone project, aiming to provide high-speed internet to underserved and remote areas across the ...

MORE than 27,400 families, or 82,500 individuals, across 14 villages in Luzon were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Danas, locally named Bising, and the southwest monsoon, the National Disaster Risk ...

THE PHILIPPINES must strengthen the regulatory powers of local government units and school leaders and decentralize the school sector to address educational gaps, the non-profit group Philippine ...