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.
Analysts at Allianz Research projects the Philippine insurance market growing 9.2 percent annually over 10 years to 2035—outpacing the country’s nominal GDP growth forecast of 8.1%.
Security Bank Corp.(SEBC) has received top recognition at the LinkedIn Talent Awards 2025, taking home the AI Pioneer: Learning Champion Award in the category for organizations with over 10,000 employees. The award honors the bank’s successful integration of artificial intelligence into employee learning and development, making skill-building more accessible, tailored, and closely linked to business goals.
Nearly half of the investment leads secured during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan last week are linked to tourism, underscoring the sector’s growing role as a catalyst for infrastructure, technology, and regional economic development.
Repower Energy Development Corp. is expanding its hydropower portfolio through the acquisition of a stake in Taft Hydroenergy Corp., owner of the 15.93-megawatt Tubig Hydropower Plant in the Visayas.