Global credit watcher Fitch Ratings has recalibrated the year's reinsurance outlook to "improving" from "neutral" a while earlier to reflect the sector's strengthening financial performance going into 2024.
After the combined rate reduction of P1.0121 in the past two months, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Friday an upward adjustment of P0.5006 per kWh in the electricity rate this September. With this, overall rate for a typical household is P11.3997 per kWh this month from P10.8991 per kWh in August.
The Department of Agriculture on Thursday boasted of 95 percent compliance by rice retailers to Executive Order 39 capping the price of the staple to a set number.
The gross international reserves (GIR), an indication of a country's capacity to pay for maturing foreign debt and trade obligations, stood marginally lower in August to $99.8 billion from only $99.9 billion in July, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday.
Fastly, Inc., a US-based cloud computing and edge platform company, has launched three new AI-native capabilities—AI Runtime Control, AI Firewall, and enhanced API Security—delivering live visibility and command over every layer of an organization’s AI activity.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has extended fresh financial support to four major institutions delivering critical healthcare and humanitarian aid across the country, donating a total of P40 million.
The Philippine cosmetics industry is stepping up efforts to cut packaging waste and improve recovery systems as companies navigate mounting responsibilities under the country’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework.
Insular Life (InLife) is encouraging more Filipinos to consider careers in financial advisory, citing opportunities for financial independence, flexible work arrangements and personal fulfillment through helping clients achieve greater financial security.