The country’s biggest youth gathering returns as the Global Youth Summit 2025 is set to inspire and energize thousands of young leaders and changemakers at the SM Mall of Asia Arena this July 28, headlined by none other than multi-awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho. With a legacy built on...
La Victoria Global Residences, Megaworld’s newest residential development at Mactan Newtown, rises not just as a 20-story tower in Cebu but as a visual and cultural homage to a moment in Philippine history that changed the world. The property pays tribute to the Galleon Victoria, the first ship...
A foreign-published article that falsely ranked the Philippines among the world’s most dangerous countries for travelers has raised concern from the Department of Tourism (DOT) over its potential effect on recovery efforts and the welfare of Filipino workers. DOT Secretary Christina...
Despite the vulnerability of Filipino households to socioeconomic shocks and natural disasters, their access to financial services remains a laggard compared to the Philippines’ regional and income-level peers, the 2025 Global Findex Database of the World Bank showed. According to the World...
Tycoon Lucio Co’s The Keepers Holdings Inc. (Keepers), the largest imported liquor distributor in the Philippines, is venturing into the production and export of premium local spirits through the acquisition of a 50-percent stake in the maker of Sula liqueur for ₱40 million. In a disclosure to...
Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are emerging as global frontrunners, with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) proudly unveiling the universities from their respective areas that have earned spots in the esteemed 2025 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI). On their...
Malacañang said the Philippines being among the top 10 most peaceful countries in Southeast Asia inspires the Marcos administration to do better in maintaining peace and order in the country. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Thursday, July 10, that the...
Expectations of as much as 100 basis points (bps) in interest rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next year would put more pressure on domestic banks’ margins, according to debt watcher S&P Global Ratings. In a recent report, S&P Global forecast the BSP policy rate to drop further...
Hotel101 Global Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of tycoons Edgar Sia II and Tony Tancaktiong’s DoubleDragon Corporation, had a lackluster debut at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange with its share price falling 70 percent at the close of its first day of trading. Hotel101, trading under the ticker...
As manufacturers experience only mild producer price inflation, central banks in emerging markets (EMs), including the Philippines, are expected to cut interest rates some more in the near term. “Encouragingly, the price components of the PMIs [purchasing managers’ indices] fell again in June....
Three years ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took the helm of the country as the world continued to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic and economies, including the Philippines, strove for recovery after crippling lockdowns. Governments worldwide faced the delicate task of balancing public health...
Philippine factory growth showed recovery in June from May’s notable loss as production improved, and new orders increased at a faster rate. According to the latest data from debt watcher S&P Global, there was a “slight revival in the Filipino manufacturing sector” last month following a...
