The Philippine beauty and personal care industry is poised to maintain its strong growth trajectory through 2026, fueled by a young consumer base, booming e-commerce activity, and the powerful influence of social media on purchasing decisions.
The planned initial public offer of Mynt, the company behind GCash, could do more than raise fresh capital. It may provide the Philippine stock market with the kind of growth story it has been missing.
If Alex Eala wanted a confidence boost before another date with world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, she found it at the Steffi Graf Stadium during the Round of 32 of the Berlin Open.
Pasig City residents across various sectors will gain access to improved financial literacy training under a new partnership between the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Pasig City Government, and the BDO Foundation (BDOF).
The country’s foreign currency reserves stood strong at $104.8 billion as of the end of August 2026, driven by higher global gold prices and earnings from foreign investments, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Although government withdrawals to pay off foreign debt offset some gains, the overall buffer remains well above global safety standards.
Pork farmgate prices have dropped sharply as domestic hog raisers rush sales ahead of the rainy season to avoid African swine fever (ASF) losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday. Higher output from last year’s price surge, not imports, drives the shift—production rose 5.6npercent in Q2 while farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent year-on-year.
The Philippine government has enough revenues to service its debt even without the proposed ProGRESS tax package, Malacañang said Monday, as the Marcos administration pushes reforms to strengthen fiscal capacity and provide targeted tax relief.