PHILIPPINE rice imports in 2025 will be driven by the expected decline in the production of palay (unmilled rice) this year, analysts said. “We will have to import more next year to cover up the drop ...

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson and Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporters THE weaker-than-expected economic growth in the third quarter will allow the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to continue ...

In October, inflation-adjusted wages were 17.6% to 24.8% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country. In peso terms, real wages were lower by around P74.04 to P124.54 ...

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) shares fell last week after announcing a S$20.2-million (P892.29 million) transaction to gain full ownership and control of Hong Kong-based dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan.

LONDON/UNITED NATIONS — There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food security experts warned, as Israel pursues a military ...

Representatives from the MVP Group of Companies at the Triple P Sustainability Awards, including those from Light Rail Manila Corporation, Maynilad, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Meralco, and ...

Donald Trump has won in the Nov. 5 general (popular) election for the presidency of the United States of America, to serve a four-year term from 2025 to 2029. He will be proclaimed the 47 th President ...

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s biggest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbor, including in one of ...

(L-R): Danilo Chiong, managing director of Watsons Philippines, Hans Sy,chairman of the Executive Committee SM Prime Holdings Inc., Dominic Lai, chairman of AS Watson Group, Tessie Sy-Coson, ...

TOP ROW (L-R): Regina Nava, Metro Pacific Health business development specialist; Alvin John Merced, MPH AVP - Business Development; Ronald Basas, incoming deputy CEO of General Trias Doctors Medical ...

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) debt service bill declined year on year in September as amortization payments for domestic borrowings slipped, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported.

BUSINESSWORLD, the country’s oldest business newspaper, was recognized as Business News Source of the Year at the 33rd annual awards of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP).