A s cities beyond Metro Manila continue to emerge as thriving centers of growth, developers are reimagining what urban living can look like outside the capital. In Angeles City, Pampanga, Rockwell Land is bringing its signature brand of refined living north through Rockwell at Nepo Center, a 4.6...
Investment czar and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick D. Go is advancing the development of what is expected to become the Philippines’ and Southeast Asia’s first offshore wind farm, reinforcing the Marcos administration’s push to attract large-scale renewable energy (RE)...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager said the proposed $60-million Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) threshold program is expected to secure United States (US) congressional approval by August, with the grant supporting the country’s reform efforts and opening the door to larger funding from...
Stock brokerage Unicapital Securities, Inc. (USI) has launched UTrade WealthBasket—an automated investing solution that offers professionally curated and managed stock portfolios to help aspiring Filipino investors invest in local equities. “We developed UTrade WealthBasket to bridge the gap...
Apart from Japan, the Philippine government is currently in talks with Singapore and Hong Kong to update existing double taxation agreements (DTAs) in a bid to attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs). During a roundtable discussion on June 16, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick...
Driven by robust investor demand, the national government has upsized its latest foreign currency-denominated bond offering from $2 billion to a final $2.5 billion, officially completing the country’s external borrowing program for 2026. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) announced on Tuesday, June...
Citing the need to finance the country’s ₱6.793 trillion national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026, the Philippines has returned to the global debt markets with a triple-tranche offering of United States (US) dollar-denominated global bonds. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the Bureau...
To boost the national government’s response to the ongoing energy crisis, the state-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) has remitted ₱1.38 billion in cash dividends to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). This remittance represents 75 percent of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 net earnings of the...
President Marcos has renewed the Philippines ' commitment to multilateral cooperation and a rules-based international order, saying the country will continue working with all nations in pursuit of peace, stability, and sustainable development. Speaking before members of the diplomatic corps...
President Marcos announced that the Philippines will expand its diplomatic footprint with the opening of new embassies in Kazakhstan and Ghana, as well as a planned consulate general in Miami, Florida. The President made the announcement during the Vin d 'Honneur reception in Malacañang,...
With the aim of generating quality jobs for Filipinos, the Philippine government is exploring ways to deepen its bilateral cooperation with Sweden in the energy, manufacturing, and digitalization sectors. During a high-level courtesy meeting with a visiting Swedish delegation, Department of Finance...
Amid the excitement over class opening on Monday, June 8, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is focusing on an important matter in order not to spoil that feeling—road safety. For LTFRB Chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II, road crashes can be contained through aggressive...
