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Reinvested earnings, debt note investments push 2023 FDI 30% higher

Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows sustained its growth momentum in December 2023, increasing by 29.9 percent year-on-year to reach USD826 million from the USD636 million net inflows in December 2022.

Retailers implement a rollback of petroleum prices

Fuel retailers have cut the price of petroleum products this week after last week’s mixed adjustments.

Mining firm to spend P400M to test additional prospects

The multinational OceanaGold Corp. has budgeted USD7 million or P388 million prospecting for mine sites in the Philippines.

Vita Coco and Century Pacific enter into new long-term agreement

Century Pacific Food, Inc., one of the lead food companies in the Philippines, enters into a new long-term contract with The Vita Coco Company, Inc.,...

Domestic air travel finds its wings again

The Philippine air travel industry soared in 2023, with passenger numbers returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).

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Special bus service to fill LRT-2 service gap

Transport authorities are rolling out a plan to ease the squeeze from limited LRT-2 operations. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the LTFRB and LRTA to study issuing special permits for buses to run the full LRT-2 route—Antipolo to Recto and back—stopping at all stations.

A simple formula may predict when AI chatbots go rogue

Artificial intelligence can sound like the smartest person in the room, until it starts giving advice that could do real harm. Now, two physicists at The George Washington University say they may have found a way to predict when that happens, using a surprisingly simple mathematical formula.

OceanaGold boosts Didipio mine safety monitoring

OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. has improved how it monitors the tailings storage facility at its Didipio Mine, using new technology to track changes in the structure, especially during the rainy season when heavy rainfall can increase risks.

SEC raises capital requirements for stock brokers to boost market stability 

The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to increase the minimum capital requirement for stock brokers and dealers, aiming to strengthen financial safeguards and align the local market with international standards.
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