The Department of Transportation on Wednesday bared the benefits the long-gestation projects designed to address perennial traffic congestion in Metro Manila through big-ticket transport infrastructure projects.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday again urge jeepney drivers and operators to consolidate before the 30 April deadline set by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lapses.
The policy-making Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday held its benchmark interest rate, also known as target reverse repurchase (RRP) rate at 6.50 percent for the fourth time in a series, meeting market expectations.
Inflation, or the rate of change in prices, is projected to range around the 4 percent mark in the second quarter this year, according to experts such as those from the analytics arm of the credit watcher Moody's Investors Service.
The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.
The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its 2025 investment target, approving P260.89 billion worth of projects and beating its P250-billion goal, while posting a 21.91 percent increase from the P214 billion recorded in 2024.p
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday that strong interest from San Miguel Corp. and major local and international firms in the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance (O&M) contract is “very encouraging.”