Business leaders petition the Marcos administration to suspend the increase in contribution to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) indefinitely until complaints against the...
The central bank governor on Wednesday ruled out rate cuts anytime soon due to upside inflation risks and signaled that borrowing costs will remain higher for longer.
Increased tax collection last year narrowed the government’s budget deficit to P1.512 trillion from P1.614 trillion in 2022, albeit slightly wider than the P1.499 trillion deficit target for the year.
The total national government debt at the end of January reach P14.79 trillion, up P173.91 billion from the level at the end December 2023, nudged higher by an increase in domestic borrowings for budget support.
Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Thursday lauded the Economic Development Council’s (ED Council) approval of a 10-year extension of the Revised Concession Agreement (RCA) with Metro Manila’s water concessionaires, allowing the company to operate until January 2047.
DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has expanded its executive leadership team, appointing Tommy Hu as chief executive officer and Rick Li as chief digital officer, signaling its push for global market penetration and deeper digital innovation in the face of intensifying domestic competition in online gaming.
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have energized the new solar power facility at Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School in Sitio Tagpangi, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte—marking the first installation under the government’s P1.295-billion Last Mile Schools electrification program.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday reported a decline in average power generation rates across 15 of 17 regions in May this year, citing favorable conditions at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), a drop in imported coal prices, and a stronger peso.