Economy
DTI, PSE pitch listings for enterprises’ growth
Medium and large enterprises are being encouraged to tap the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) as a strategic pathway for faster expansion, deeper capital access, and long-term business sustainability.
WTO flags digital, climate growth path
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has urged the Philippines to sharpen its focus on digitally delivered services and climate resilience as twin engines for growth, competitiveness, and job creation, as global trade dynamics continue to shift rapidly.
PEZA expects IT-BPM to drive jobs surge
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is betting big on the information-technology business process management (IT-BPM) sector to fuel the next wave of job creation across the country’s ecozones through 2028.
PH external gap widens; foreign reserves cushion households
The Philippines posted a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $827-million in December 2025, bringing the full-year shortfall to $5.7 billion, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.
MAP Charts ASEAN Ambitions, National Impact
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), under newly installed president Donald Lim, is repositioning itself as a more outward-looking, action-oriented organization—one that aims to play a deeper role in nation-building while asserting a stronger private sector voice in ASEAN that ultimately benefits Filipinos.
