Economy

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it sees the coconut and garment industries as among the main beneficiaries if the Philippines locks…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that the P20-per-kilo subsidized rice program will tap the contingency fund of President Ferdinand R. Marcos,…

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved investment pledges worth P4.575 billion in April, down 69.5% year on year. In a statement on Tuesday,…

Kudos to all taxpayers and their finance teams who successfully finalized and filed their income tax returns (ITRs) on time! To all accountants, you…

THE IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said it will organize a quality council next month to set performance standards for…

THE e-marketplace for government procurement booked P80 million worth of transactions in the first quarter, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. DBM…

THE GOVERNMENT needs to strengthen its environmental laws and turn to nature-based solutions if it wants to harness the potential of its blue economy,…

THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), which operates Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) said first-quarter revenue rose 9.1% to P349.79 million on passenger…

RETAIL PRICE growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to a 58-month low in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

ASIA is expected to experience a slowdown in foreign direct investment (FDI) as trade shifts in response to US tariff policy, ANZ Research said.…