World Food Day: The feast, the famine, and the fix
The world produces more than enough food. Yet 673 million people still go hungry. This is not a failure of farming—it is a failure of fairness.
Slower bank lending, liquidity growth still support economic expansion
Bank lending and domestic liquidity continued to expand in August, providing ongoing support to local output and economic activity despite a slight moderation in growth, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Papal nuncio visits BSP hub
Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown visited an exhibit at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Money Museum, located at the BSP Hub within the central bank’s head office in Manila, during his visit on 02 September 2025.
Buffett’s Berkshire to buy OxyChem for USD9.7B
Berkshire Hathaway has struck a deal to acquire OxyChem, the chemical division of Occidental Petroleum, in an all-cash transaction worth USD9.7 billion, subject to customary adjustments.
Strategic shift, steady hands at OceanaGold
OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. recently appointed Brian Martin as Chairman of the Board of Directors, a move that signals both continuity and ambition for the listed miner behind the Didipio gold-copper operation.
