The chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takashi Baba, on Thursday declared the 2023 disaster resilience feasibility study effective and the...
Rising fuel prices, not global trade tensions or tariff-related supply disruptions, are the primary concern for multimodal transport and logistics firm 2GO, according to SM Investments Corp. president and CEO Frederic C. DyBuncio.
The global economic outlook has significantly worsened amid rising trade tensions and persistent policy uncertainty, with global growth now forecast to slow to just 2.3 percent in 2025. According to the World Bank, this is the weakest pace outside of recessions since 2008. The slowdown, driven by escalating trade barriers and weak global cooperation, is expected to hit emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) particularly hard, including the Philippines.
The rate at which prices change across the Philippines, more known as inflation, accelerated to 2.5 percent in November, from only 2.3 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday.
Higher US tariffs and stubbornly high production costs are tightening the vise on Philippine garment exporters, even as shipments are estimated to have topped USD1 billion in 2025.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold a public scoping on January 27, 2026, for the proposed expansion of the Sangilo gold and silver mines in Itogon, Benguet.