President Marcos pushes travel tax cut to boost tourism
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has elevated the proposed abolition of the travel tax to the top of the government’s legislative priorities, signaling a strong push to lower travel costs, stimulate tourism, and support broader economic activity.
MPTC secures P3.6-B loan from BPI for projects, refinance
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) has secured a P3.6 billion loan from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to help fund its ongoing projects and refinance existing debt.
Philippine bond market: Confidence, stability, lower borrowing costs
The Philippine government bond market may sound like a tangle of numbers and acronyms, but it matters to everyone.
Flexibility fuels platform work as earnings rise, ILO study
Flexible work arrangements are emerging as the strongest pull drawing Filipinos into the platform economy, even as earnings from digital jobs surpass the minimum wage, according to a new study commissioned by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Globe shifts focus to network quality, tops Ookla consistency rankings
Globe Telecom Inc. said it has shifted its strategy from simply expanding coverage to delivering total network reliability, as it was named the Most Consistent Mobile and Fixed Network and the leader in 5G Coverage in the Philippines by Ookla for the second half of 2025.
