Viral rumors of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan’s tourism boom, with ...

A HOUSE bill seeks to set a floor of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP) for spending on education, which would reverse recent trends in government spending favoring infrastructure.

THE EVENTUAL integration of wholesale cross-border payments in the ASEAN Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) system will require regulators to monitor and manage capital flows, the ASEAN+3 ...

THE average price of power on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) declined 3.9% in June, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said on Thursday. IEMOP ...

THE Department of Finance (DoF) said on Thursday that the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded road and bridge projects in Mindanao are on track to be completed on schedule. In a statement, the DoF ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice to P43 from P45 per kilogram starting July 16. The P2 adjustment was initially ...

THE PESO climbed to a near three-week high against the dollar on Thursday amid weak US data that bolstered bets of further US Federal Reserve cuts. The local unit closed at P56.25 per dollar, jumping ...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS climbed on Thursday amid expectations that domestic inflation remained below target last month despite an expected uptick due to the Iran-Israel conflict. The Philippine Stock ...

GOTIANUN-LED Filinvest Hospitality Corp. (FHC) said it is looking to open 60 refurbished rooms at its five-star Crimson ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is expected to shift his focus to grassroots reforms to improve the lot of Filipinos, as he seeks to cement his legacy in the second half of his six-year term, ...