Demand for government securities (GS) improved at the start of the second quarter, but the Marcos Jr. administration still struggled to raise its planned ₱27 billion in short-term debt papers, as overall interest costs remained elevated amid anticipation of a policy hike in April. During the...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
Tycoon Isidro A. Consunji has been elected chairman of Dominion Holdings Inc., succeeding SM Investments Corp. President Frederic C. DyBuncio as the Sy and Consunji families rearrange leadership within their joint investment vehicle. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said...
Below-target borrowings could persist due to war-shocked yields, a strategy the Marcos Jr. administration appears to have applied as it enters the second quarter of 2026, with planned domestic borrowings dropping from ₱824 billion in the first quarter to ₱784 billion. In a March 23 memorandum...
Diplomacy is often measured in agreements and policy, but its direction can also be seen in who is leading the conversation. In Manila, the British Embassy marked Women’s Month with two gatherings that reflected a shift already underway: women are taking on a more visible and decisive role in...
In diplomacy, some of the most enduring connections are through culture. In Manila, the Embassy of Hungary recently marked its National Day with the launch of “Hindi Pasisiil ang Pagsibol II: Mga Tula Mula Hungaria”, the second edition of a collection of Hungarian poems translated into Filipino...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking formal counter-proposal from stockbrokers as tensions escalate over the plan to impose term limits on directors at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). SEC Chairman Francis Lim said that while he remains open to feedback from the Philippine...
Lopez-led Rockwell Land Corp. and Juan D. Nepomuceno (JDN) Realty, through their joint venture (JV) Rockwell Nepo Development Corp., are expanding Rockwell at Nepo Center in Angeles City, Pampanga, due to high demand even before the completion of the centerpiece mall. “Because of the positive...
Once a male-dominated industry, the Philippine real estate sector has seen the increasing participation of women in different roles, from dominant consumers to key leaders, redefining the sector as a whole. While the growing representation of women in sales, marketing, construction, and design, and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to overhaul the stock exchange 's leadership, proposing strict term limits that would unseat several long-serving power players in the local brokerage community. Under draft SEC rules released for public comment, broker directors would be...
Two cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) graduated with top honors at prestigious military training schools in South Korea recently as part of an academic and military exchange arrangement program. Cadet First Class Guidson T. Domingo, 24, from Kabacan, North Cotabato, graduated from the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the shift from framework development to active implementation of regional sustainability goals as it assumes its role as the 2026 Chair of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF). During a joint meeting of the ACMF and the Working...
