LIONEL MESSI returned from injury on Saturday night and finished with a goal and an assist to propel host Inter Miami to a ...

THE Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will brief lawmakers on the Philippines’ economic outlook today, as ...

THE PHILIPPINE government is confident it can bring down the poverty rate to single-digit levels by 2028. “While we lowered our growth targets, we remain optimistic about reducing poverty rates to ...

ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES, INC. (AEV) regained its position as the country’s largest power producer this year, accounting for 23.86% of the national grid’s installed generating capacity, data from the ...

On Aug. 17, in Indonesia, the government of President Prabowo Subianto postponed the release of a 10-volume “official history.” A good number of historians and activists pushed back against this ...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is looking to increase excise tax collections by 9% in 2026, mainly driven by tobacco products. In the 2026 Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF), ...

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) order directing electronic wallet (e-wallet) platforms to remove in-app links to online gambling sites is expected to weigh on their earnings and could delay the ...

THE PESO could continue to move sideways against the dollar this week as markets monitor developments at the US Federal Reserve as the Trump administration continues to pressure the central bank to ...

Taking up the cudgels for big tobacco, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) wants to lower tobacco tax rates. So goes the news story titled “JTI lobbying for tweak in cigarette tax policy” ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS company PLDT Inc. has resumed talks to sell a stake in its data center business, after previously shelving a $1-billion deal. “We have been approached lately by interested ...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to ensure that independent directors of publicly listed companies have security of tenure. SEC Chairperson Francisco Ed. Lim told reporters on Friday ...