FINANCE SECRETARY Frederick D. Go said the government plans to spend P1.44 trillion this quarter as part of catch-up efforts to support the economy after last year’s growth slowdown.

PHILIPPINE FACTORY activity in January expanded at its fastest pace in nine months amid an increase in production and new orders, S&P Global said on Monday. However, the latest improvement could be ...

SM OFFICES, the commercial property arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., has earned its sixth LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) Gold certification with its 15-storey FiveE-com Center in ...

OFF-GRID POWER supplier DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) is earmarking at least P2.4 billion in capital expenditure (capex) for 2026 to start construction on power projects aimed at meeting rising demand in its ...

The Philippines’ money market, particularly for repurchase agreement (repo) contracts, is growing rapidly and could potentially surpass the foreign exchange (FX) swaps, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...

VIVANT SOLENERGY Anilao Corp., a subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp., is proposing a P6.2-billion hybrid solar farm in Anilao, Iloilo, to add renewable energy capacity to the Visayas grid. In its filing ...

US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump said on Sunday he planned to close the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts for two years for reconstruction starting in July. The national arts and ...

Bad Bunny, the Latino rap star whose forthcoming Super Bowl gig has ignited a culture wars controversy, won the top Grammy prize on Sunday, a first for a Spanish-language album, with Debí Tirar Más ...

Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a Silicon Valley giant as the  Founding Father of Personal Computer Hardware, was a most practical but quiet nationalist who deserves recognition as a Philippine hero in the ...

PHILIPPINE FACTORY activity in January expanded at its fastest pace in nine months amid an increase in production and new orders, S&P Global said on Monday. Read the full story.

FITCH SOLUTIONS unit BMI has kept its 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines despite the last year’s miss as it expects public and private investments to recover. BMI sees the Philippine economy ...

METRO MANILA’S condominium market is expected to see residential vacancy rise to 25% this year as unsold units in mid- and lower mid-income segments continue to weigh on the market, property ...