SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the holding firm of the SM Group, posted a consolidated net income of P42.6 billion in the first half, up 6 percent from P40.2 billion a year ago and driven by steady ...

Last week, there was one irresponsible report that came out saying that Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin has overridden the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by ...

THE implementation of a new rice policy and sticky inflation may give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reason to “rethink its easing cycle,” according to economists. The Department of Agriculture ...

This week saw a number of good reports in public finance and price stabilization published in BusinessWorld: “Government rightsizing bill signed into law” (Aug. 5), “DBM reluctant to reenact ‘most ...

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday said it is “ready for any eventuality” amid the possibility of cuts to ...

The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept. 1 to support local farmers, a move that could further pressure global prices as the top buyer of the grain pulls back from the market.

The move may add to a global surplus that has already pulled Asia’s benchmark rice price to an eight-year low. Read more at ...

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Wednesday announced a 60-day suspension of rice importation beginning on Sept. 1, 2025, in a bid to protect Filipino ...

Despite being the lowest in almost six years, the 0.9 percent headline inflation rate recorded in July 2025 does not mean ...

The Philippines' inflation rate eased to 0.9% in July, its lowest level in more than nine years. The slowdown was primarily ...

Philippine consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in nearly six years in July as utility costs moderated and food prices ...

President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has ...