NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) slumped to a four-month low in January as geopolitical risks dampened investor sentiment, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported. Preliminary ...

S&P GLOBAL RATINGS revised the Philippines’ credit outlook to “stable” from “positive,” citing risks to the country’s external and fiscal position from surging energy prices due to the Middle East ...

S&P Global Ratings cut its outlook on the Philippines to “stable” from “positive,” citing the impact of the energy crisis on the country’s external and fiscal positions.

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slashed its 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines to 4.4%, amid heightened uncertainty from the Middle East war. In its ...

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter Residential customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will face higher electricity bills this month after the distribution utility raised charges, driven mainly by ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst ...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its move to allow umbrella funds — investment companies that house multiple sub-funds under a single legal structure — is meant to simplify ...

LONDON — Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in and around British waters earlier this year, Defense ...

SOME RELIEF from consecutive fuel price increases could be coming as early as next week as global fuel prices tracked downward after the US announced a two-week ceasefire in its war against Iran, ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed “seasoned public servant” Dita Angara-Mathay as the new secretary for the Department of Tourism (DoT) on Friday. “Her appointment reflects the ...

The US Federal Communications Commission said it may bar three major Chinese telecom companies from operating their data centers in the US and could ban telecom carriers from connecting with those ...

THE PHILIPPINE government is looking to earmark P60 billion to support the local manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs), with the Department of Trade and Industry citing rising fuel costs and the ...