The government, through the PPA and its related agencies, is investing in port infrastructure to meet the growing demands of ...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (FDI) in the Philippines rose 7.1% year on year in April, boosted by inflows from Japan and investments in the manufacturing sector, according to the central bank. “Net ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ top economist on Wednesday backed a proposal to tax online gambling, but said the government’s economic planning agency has yet to study a total ban.

THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE on Thursday raised alarm over the US decision to increase tariffs on Philippine exports to 20%, as a high-level delegation prepares to fly to Washington next week to seek ...

NEXGEN ENERGY CORP. is seeking foreign partners to help develop its pipeline of renewable energy projects, its president said. “NexGen is continually in active discussions with investors from Japan, ...

In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies. This new measure, introduced in the past few ...

THE Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CoMP) said on Thursday that the US move to protect its copper industry with tariffs will drive its members to explore new markets and climb the value-added ...

HOME OWNERSHIP in the Philippines remains out of reach for many households due to the wide gap between residential property prices and income, particularly in urban areas like Metro Manila and Davao, ...

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it proposed to plant 3 million trees along the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) over the next three years. This ...

More than 20 years ago, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper defined policy ownership in these terms: “…a willing assumption of responsibilities for an agreed program of policies, by ...

THE GOVERNMENT should consider constructing terminals or barges for refrigerated containers to relieve food supply bottlenecks in island provinces, especially those with underutilized ports, according ...