THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country. In a statement, the ...

THE British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) said the ASEAN chairmanship and key reforms will help the Philippines amplify its case as a key investment destination. “I think that from an ...

THE NUMBER of jobless Filipinos rose by about 570,000 to 2.54 million in October from a year earlier, even as overall employment increased by 460,000, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

Listed property developer Cityland Development Corp. (CDC) on Wednesday announced the resignation of Congressman Eduardo C. Villanueva as independent director, citing personal reasons. In a disclosure ...

A SPANISH energy firm is looking at the Philippines for renewable energy (RE) projects as it expands in the Asia-Pacific, the Board of Investments (BoI) said. In a statement on Wednesday, the BoI said ...

THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it reduced its estimate for Philippine milled rice production in marketing year 2025-2026 to 12.3 million metric tons (MMT), following typhoon damage to ...

THE Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said four measures approved by the Legislative‑Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) are focused on bringing about deeper ...

THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) slashed its growth forecasts for the Philippines for this year and 2026 but it is still expected to be the second-fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia. In its ...

MORE economic zone (ecozone) developers are integrating locator housing to gain an edge over the competition, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said. “From our experience, we see more ...

ELECTRICITY RATES on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dipped in November as supply improved while demand fell, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines ...