Manila Times
APPROVED investment pledges hit P1.15 trillion as of end-July, the Board of Investments (BoI) said on Friday, surging by 65 percent from P699 billion
MONETARY authorities could shelve a plan to cut key interest rates next month given the likely impact of a recent typhoon and still-high rice prices,
A LIKELY Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in September helped lift the peso higher on Friday but fears of a US recession weighed on the stock market, wh
WASHINGTON — More than 100 countries, including China, are at risk of entering a "middle-income trap" and failing to become wealthy nations, the Wor
THE imposition of withholding taxes on online vendors could boost the revenue collection of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and allow the agency
THE annual rate of the general retail price index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to 1.8 percent in June, according to the Philippin
(UPDATES) THE Philippines has stepped up joint sea maneuvers with its allies as it seeks to broaden cooperation in facing security issues in the South
SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC), a subsidiary of DMCI Holdings, saw net income for the first half drop 34 percent to P12.59 billion, from P19.2
GLOBE Fintech Innovations Inc., which operates the Philippine e-wallet brand and IPO-hopeful GCash, has more than doubled its valuation to $5 billion
ARTISTIC gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Carlo Paalam continue the Philippines' quest for medals in the Paris Olympics today, August 3.Yulo seeks a podi
GOKONGWEI-LED Universal Robina (URC) said Friday it posted a fairly steady net income of P6.998 billion in the first half (H1) of 2024, marginally low
FOOD and beverage manufacturer RFM Corp. on Friday said that it earned P650 million in net income for the first six months of the year, an increase of
(UPDATES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Trade Undersecretary Ma. Cristina Aldeguer-Roque as acting secretary of the Department of Trade
FROM the recent State of the Nation Address, the transport infrastructure priorities of the Marcos administration continue to be roads, bridges and ra
THIS year's General Membership Meeting of the Philippine Finance Association (PFA) zeroed in on the critical topics of cybersecurity and fraud prevent
(UPDATES) SEN. Aquilino Pimentel III, joined by health professionals and civil society organizations, on Friday questioned before the Supreme Court th
JAPANESE Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya said educating voters would result in electing competent members of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Regio
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US manufacturing activity contracted more sharply than expected last month, according to industry survey data published on Thursd
THE US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched an investigation into Nvidia after complaints from competitors that it may have abused its market domi
(UPDATES) THE Sana'a government in Yemen has been providing medical care to Filipino crew members of MV Galaxy Leader exhibiting symptoms of malaria,