The country's balance of payments (BOP) position, or what is left after Manila's foreign-currency expenses are deducted from its foreign currency earnings, posted a significant shift in December 2024, registering a deficit of USD1.5 billion, reversing the USD642 million surplus seen in the same month of 2023.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic about surpassing last year's rice production figures, with projections aiming for a new record in palay output this year.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Office of the Solicitor General, has filed a motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court to reverse a controversial ruling that allows commercial fishing vessels to access municipal waters, traditionally reserved for small-scale fishers under the Fisheries Code. The move comes as the DA warns that the decision could have serious legal and environmental consequences for the fishing industry.
Manuel V. Pangilinan, the long-serving chairman and CEO of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and PLDT Inc., has confirmed that both companies are facing significant succession issues as he approaches the twilight of his career.
Maynilad Water Services Inc., the West Zone water concessionaire, is in talks with banks for its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the Philippine Stock Exchange, as part of its mandatory listing requirement by 2027.
The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.
More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.