ACR gets higher credit rating from PhilRatings
Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) has received a higher credit rating from Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings), which upgraded the company’s issuer credit rating to PRS Aa with a stable outlook.
Trump teases weed reclassification, stocks quickly sober up
President Donald Trump on Monday floated — but stopped short of promising — a rethink of marijuana’s federal status, sending cannabis stocks from high hopes to a harsh comedown.
Treasury bill yields ease on BSP rate cut
Average Treasury bill rates slipped at Monday’s auction, coming in below secondary-market levels after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) moved to further ease monetary policy.
Developers get housing compliance deadline extension
Private developers were granted additional time to comply with the government’s Balanced Housing Development Program, easing pressure on the property sector amid lingering economic and climate-related disruptions.
All revved up, nowhere to go
There is a familiar sound in Philippine policymaking: an engine idling in neutral. It is neither progress nor collapse, just the quiet waste of momentum.
This is where the government’s automotive incentive programs now stand. RACE and CARS were meant to strengthen local vehicle assembly, yet both remain stalled by delays, budget constraints, and unpaid commitments.
