The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday reported net foreign investments of USD283.69 million exiting the Philippines In January 2025. This was a significant improvement compared to the previous month's outflows of USD487.37 million. The decrease, amounting to USD203.68 million or 41.8 percent, points to a recovery in market sentiment despite ongoing global economic pressures.
The Philippines’ posted a substantial trade deficit of USD5.09 billion in January, widening from the USD4.36 billion trade gap in the same month last year, as export growth failed to keep pace with the rise in imports. This wider trade deficit highlights the country’s persistent struggle to meet its domestic needs through local production and its inability to identify new export drivers to strengthen its economic position.
ABS-CBN Corp. has sold a significant portion of its Quezon City property to Ayala Land Inc., one of the country’s largest property developers, for P6.24 billion.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has deferred the approval of capital expenditure projects proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) totaling P20.32 billion.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday directed the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to conduct an urgent inspection of onion cold storage facilities across the country.
Philippine conglomerates are reshaping the country’s education landscape as part of a broader push to address long-standing productivity constraints, according to the 2026 Private Capital Report of Foxmont Capital Partners.
Alex Eala did not just arrive in Linz, she made sure everyone noticed. The Filipina carved out a confident 6-4, 6-3 win over hometown bet Julia Grabher to kick off her campaign at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, and in the process, turned a potentially tricky opener into her own highlight reel.
The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) stood at $107.5 billion as of end-March 2026, according to preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data, signaling a steady and still-strong external buffer.
A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.