China has offered the Philippines an opportunity to capitalize on its technology either to revive the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) or build a new small modular nuclear reactor (SMR).
The country’s gross international reserves (GIR), an indicator of capacity to pay for trade and debt obligations, rose to $99.7 billion as of end-January 2023 from the end-December 2022 level of $96.1 billion.
The Department of Finance (DOF) believes improved productivity in the agriculture sector and stable energy supply will help tame inflation that pushed past expectations...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is urging the public to participate in the government's budget preparation process to ensure a responsive allocation and contribute to the achievement of the country's development goals.
The rate of change in the price of consumer goods and services accelerated to 8.7 percent year-on-year in January, its fastest pace since the 9.1 percent recorded in November 2008, on account of higher cost of house rental, utilities, food and transportation.
The US economy added significantly fewer jobs than expected in July, highlighting growing business uncertainty amid President Donald Trump's sweeping review of bilateral trade tariffs—an initiative that has triggered retaliatory measures even from longtime American allies.
Philippine Business Bank, a local savings bank, reported strong performance in the first half of 2025, with interest income and interest margin improving.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. proposes the distribution of 210 metric tons of smuggled frozen mackerel recently seized at the ports of Manila and Subic once approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The economy likely expanded 5.8 percent in the second quarter this year, improving from 5.4 percent in 1Q but still lagging the 6.5 percent growth seen in 2Q 2024, according to the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). The uptick, lead BPI economist Jun Neri said, was mainly driven by household consumption, buoyed by election-related outlays, cooling inflation, and sustained consumer lending.