THE COUNTRY’S total population grew to 112.73 million in 2024, higher than the 109.04 million recorded in 2020, Census of ...

CLINCHING a pair of massive feats is just the beginning for the Gilas Pilipinas women in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup. On ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday appointed Francis Saturnino C. Juan as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) effective Aug. 8.

THE PESO plunged against the dollar for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday and hit a fresh three-week low amid US President Donald J. Trump’s flip-flopping statements on the fate of Federal ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) on Thursday said 142 bidders have qualified for the fourth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-4), which aims to install 10,653 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy (RE ...

MPOWER, the local retail electricity supplier of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), is set to activate 144 cell sites and nine facilities of PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm, Smart Communications, Inc., ...

US President Donald J. Trump said Wednesday he is not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, but he kept the door open to the possibility and renewed his criticism of the central ...

THE PHILIPPINES has room to negotiate with the US to bring down its reciprocal tariff to as low as 10% using defense concessions as a key bargaining chip, according to Fitch Solutions’ research unit ...

THE PHILIPPINE government is considering sweeping reforms for online gambling operators, including mandatory stock exchange listings and increased taxes, in a bid to tighten oversight and reduce the ...

CEBU-BASED fuel retailer Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) plans to acquire a gasoline station in Cebu owned by Phoenix Petroleum, Inc. as part of its expansion plans. In a regulatory ...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is slashing rates on certain filing fees for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to support their growth. The corporate regulator issued ...

By Gonzalo J. Varela GROWING FAST and creating good jobs these days? It’s like running uphill. Just as countries were beginning to emerge from the COVID-19 shock — still carrying debt overhangs and ...