The country’s oldest business group is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to advance his administration’s entire agenda through a single bill, similar to the One Big Beautiful Bill recently signed into law by United States (US) President Donald Trump. The Chamber of Commerce of the...
The Philippine Embassy in China dismissed China’s allegation that the Philippines is being a “troublemaker” in the South China Sea dispute, stressing its willingness to cooperate with Beijing despite its rejection of the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal award. The embassy made the remarks during a...
The acquisition of over 90 percent of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDSHC) has boosted the net income of the Philippine Stock Exchange by 25 percent, ₱495.7 million for the first six months of 2025 from ₱398 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure, the bourse...
Despite uncertainties posed by United States (US) tariffs, the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) pipeline for capital to be raised at the bourse is getting more robust with the target for 2025 upgraded again, this time to ₱186.3 billion as more firms apply to list stocks for the second...
With the Philippine peso emerging as an outperformer among Asian currencies following the United States’ (US) tariff hike, Japanese financial giant MUFG has maintained its forecast that the local currency will continue to strengthen in the fourth quarter of 2025 through next year. Last Friday,...
Local stock market investors are closely watching two key developments this week, updates on trade negotiations between the Philippines and the United States (U.S.) and the release of data on remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs). “The US’ planned 20-percent tariffs against the Philippines...
The Filipina caregiver who was injured during an Iranian missile attack in Israel died on Sunday, July 13, the Philippine Embassy in Israel announced. Leah Mosquera, a 49-year-old Filipina caregiver from Negros Occidental, succumbed to the injuries she sustained when an Iranian missile struck her...
Under the theme “Lasting Friendship,” a series of events were held to celebrate the 23rd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Embassy of Spain, in partnership with the municipal government of Baler, Aurora, the Department...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has re-elected the company’s board of directors at its annual stockholders’ meeting on Saturday, July 12, ensuring the continuity of ongoing reforms and initiatives aimed at attracting more listings and enhancing capital market liquidity. The...
As the country commemorated the ninth anniversary of its landmark victory over China in the South China Sea arbitration case, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued radio challenges to two Chinese warships and a coast guard vessel that operated off the coast of Cabra, Occidental Mindoro on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, July 12, issued a statement acknowledging the Office of the Ombudsman’s recent decision to file criminal charges against several of its former officials concerning the controversial purchase of allegedly overpriced and outdated laptops for public...
Nine years after the arbitral ruling in the West Philippine Sea was granted to the Philippines, challenges and uncertainties in the disputed waters remain. But the Philippines will not waver in fighting for the award and international law. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa...
