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As peso lingers at record-low P62, what does it mean for Filipinos?
The Philippine peso has never been this weak. Here's how that could affect everything from fuel prices to remittances.
Read more →ABS-CBN gets first P2 billion of P6-billion lifeline
The P6-billion rescue package, anchored by private investment firm I&C Holdings’ P3.5-billion investment and backed by Gabby Lopez III and other Lopez family investors, has begun flowing into the ailing media company
Read more →Why a Siargao flight can cost more than Davao – or even a trip abroad
Tourist demand isn't the issue for Siargao, El Nido, and Busuanga; the bigger question is whether their airport infrastructure is too underinvested to keep fares affordable.
Read more →[Vantage Point] PNB Holdings is going public without asking for public money
Most companies arriving on the exchange effectively say: give us your money and we will show you what we can build. PNB Holdings is saying, here is the balance sheet and tell us what we are worth.
Read more →Unemployment jumps to over 4-year high of 6% in July 2026 as youth struggle
The National Capital Region records the country's highest unemployment rate at 8.2%, as young Filipinos entering the workforce struggle to find enough jobs
Read more →[Ask the Tax Whiz] Should billionaires pay more?
A wealth tax without modern tax administration risks becoming a classic Philippine reform: good policy on paper, weak enforcement in practice.
Read more →PhilWeb’s multibillion bet on JKS gaming tech triggers PSE suspension
(1st UPDATE) Fresh off Lance Gokongwei's P2-billion capital injection and appointment as chairman, PhilWeb is betting big on a multibillion-peso gaming tech investment that could define its turnaround
Read more →Big fuel price hike set for September 8 after last week’s rollback
Despite last week’s price cuts, diesel and gasoline are again under pressure from Middle East tensions, tight fuel supply and a weaker peso
Read more →Your cat or dog can now fly with you on Philippine Airlines domestic flights
Fur parents, rejoice! Both small cats and dogs are now cleared for takeoff on all local PAL flights
Read more →Eat, shower, nap: NAIA T3 adds more perks for OFWs in its lounge
OFWs at NAIA T3 can already enjoy free meals and may soon get free beds, showers, and massage chairs at a soon-to-open transit lounge
Read more →Stage set for GCash’s record P92.3B IPO, October 20 listing eyed
The shares will be offered from October 6 to 12, with Mynt targeting an October 20 debut on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker GCASH
Read more →[In This Economy] Should Filipinos’ ‘consumption culture’ be blamed for the weak peso?
BSP Governor Eli Remolona did not say that consumption is the enemy. Instead, the underlying message is that our country as a whole needs to find better ways to finance our investments.
Read more →Inflation slightly cools to 6.1% in August 2026
(2nd UPDATE) Inflation may have eased overall, but rice prices rose at their fastest pace in more than two years while fuel costs also continued to climb
Read more →[OPINION] Will Pax Silica be another proverbial fish that got away for the Philippines?
Pax Silica cannot be treated as a leisurely long-term development masterplan. It must lock in binding corporate commitments, sign multilateral joint ventures, and physically break ground while it possesses maximum geopolitical value to its Western allies.
Read more →AllHome president, independent director at 2 Villar firms quit
AllHome's governance and risk chairperson is out after six months, along with its president, as Villar firms remain suspended over delayed filings and the wider group faces SEC market abuse allegations
Read more →SM’s Gen Z council decrees: More pickleball, running hubs, and an Aura library
'We really took the young ones, the officers who are Gen Zs, to do all the insighting for us,' says the mall's marketing chief of its 'Gen Z Council,' which is helping bring everything from pickleball courts to a library into SM malls
Read more →[Ask the Tax Whiz] Clarifying some tax issues related to ONETT transactions
ONETT refers to transactions that are subject to one-time tax compliance and processing with the BIR
Read more →VAT on system loss may be removed by November – ERC
The Department of Energy says reducing or eliminating the system loss charge itself will take time, requiring a phased program and billions of pesos in investments
Read more →DOE: Only 0.3% collected from P24 billion in penalties vs Leviste’s Solar Philippines
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says the government is pursuing legal action to recover expired performance bonds
Read more →DOE eyes P5.6-B 2027 budget as conventional energy, EV programs get big boost
The largest percentage increase is for the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Program, whose funding rises more than sevenfold to P228.92 million from P32.46 million in 2026
Read more →Leandro Leviste sells another P3 billion in SPNEC shares as solar controversies mount
The sale comes as Leviste faces plunder and graft complaints before the Ombudsman alongside his mother, Senator Loren Legarda, and former energy secretary Alfonso Cusi over roughly P10 billion in solar projects
Read more →‘Cookie-cutter’ no more? SM Nuvali to open November 27 with 1-hectare indoor garden
With cooling technology inspired by Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, SM's 91st mall is a break from what SM Supermalls president Steven Tan himself once bemoaned as the group's 'cookie-cutter' malls
Read more →[Vantage Point] What’s left for the Philippines’ Left?
The revolution has become a war of attrition against history itself
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