Manila Times
PHILIPPINE economic growth remains strong and will likely accelerate this year following 2023's slowdown, a Fitch Group unit said.Gross domestic produ
MASTERCARD users will soon be able to utilize their prepaid, debit or credit cards to ride the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) and buses that accept
THE economy may have slowed last year but growth was still strong enough to allow monetary authorities to keep interest rates higher for longer, analy
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged a record sum of nearly $10 billion in climate finance last year to assist its developing member countries in
EXECUTIVE Secretary Lucas Bersamin and United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan on Thursday, discussed "potential area or concern" regarding the h
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is accelerating efforts to boost the farming sector through partnerships with Vietnam and Indonesia.Agriculture Sec
THE Philippines is set to implement bamboo initiatives worth P100.05 million this year focusing on international trade and marketing.To be led by the
(UPDATE) SEN. Maria Imelda Josefa "Imee" Marcos said she will reach out to the Dutertes to salvage the UniTeam amid reports that it was being wracked
DOMESTIC claims of other financial corporations (OFCs) rose in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thurs
TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual said the country should expect a robust foreign investments outlook this year.Speaking at an event in Makati City o
VICE President Sara Duterte on Thursday challenged Arturo Lascañas, the self-confessed hitman of the Davao Death Squad, to file murder charges agains
A US State Department undersecretary said on Thursday that the Philippines has several business opportunities it could explore with regard to its high
TWO private sector groups representing Thailand and the Philippines signed an agreement supporting the regionwide agriculture micro, small and medium
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US Federal Reserve (Fed) voted Wednesday to leave interest rates unchanged for the fourth straight meeting, while indicating it
TOURIST arrivals could hit pre-pandemic levels this year, a Fitch Group unit said, growing to 8.21 million visitors."The country's continued recovery
FOUNDED 20 years ago as a simple hangout spot for young people, Facebook has since become a battle-hardened behemoth that — despite perceptions of b
A STRONG economy, lower inflation and anticipated rate cuts will likely fuel stock market growth this year, Philstocks Financial Inc. said.The benchma
SOME leaders of the House of Representatives scoffed at the claim of former president Rodrigo Duterte that the people's initiative would be used to in
THE peso rose anew but the stock market ended lower on Thursday, the former strengthening by 16 centavos to P56.115 against the dollar and the Philipp
FORMER Health undersecretary Dr. Susan Pineda-Mercado was appointed as the World Health Organization's (WHO) Director for Program Management in the We
