PHILIPPINE SHARES may rebound on Thursday on expectations that economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter of 2024. On Tuesday, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 0.7% or 43.41 ...

THE EXPORT and logistics industries are taking a wait-and-see stance on US trade policy but consider President Donald J. Trump’s intent to dial down the threat of war on various fronts as more ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said a vaccine for Avian Influenza (AI), or bird flu, could be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the second quarter, following the completion of ...

EXPORTS of unmanufactured tobacco declined 14.2% to 17.8 million kilograms in 2024, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said. By value, exports fell 6.5% in 2024 to $94.59 million. According to ...

PRICE GROWTH of wholesale goods slowed further to a five-year low of 2.5% in 2024 due to a slowdown in food price growth, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The general ...

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is on track to complete the P23.52-billion Samal Island-Davao City connector project by 2028, with the current completion rate reported at ...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will streamline the process for obtaining mining exploration permits, mineral agreements, and financial or technical assistance ...

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it estimated the number of remote areas ripe for microgrid investments at over 200 underserved and unserved locations. “The are over 200 areas that need microgrid ...

A PHILIPPINE delegation pitched Dutch businesses on potential investments, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. In a statement on Wednesday, the DoF said the meeting was attended by more than 30 ...

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday night said it had sent its biggest ship — the 97-meter BRP Teresa Magbanua — to monitor Chinese vessels near the coast of Zambales province in the country’s ...

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday ordered the House of Representatives to fast-track hearings on a proposed legislated wage hike, which has been stalled at the labor committee for ...

THE PHILIPPINE Senate on Tuesday evening approved on second reading a bill that seeks to set up a five-tier margin-based royalty and windfall profit system for the mining industry, which is expected ...