Metro Manila developers stall expansion plans amid headwinds
METRO MANILA real estate developers are pushing back expansion plans as they prioritize liquidity and safeguard their balance sheets, property consultancy firm Cushman &...
Banks鈥 Q1 net profit rises to P104.8 billion
THE PHILIPPINE banking sector booked a slightly higher combined net income in the first quarter despite the onset of the Middle East war, data...
A proposed budgeting code 鈥 but where are the guardrails?
By Florencio B. Abad
The proposal to adopt a Philippine Budgeting Code is both timely 鈥 and long overdue.
For decades, the country鈥檚 budgeting framework has been held together...
85,000 sq.m. of Grade A office space to enter Davao by 2029 鈥 PRIME
DAVAO鈥橲 office sector will see an influx of office space with approximately 85,000 square meters (sq.m.) entering the market in three years, according to...
Peso sinks to new record low for third straight day as war drags on
THE PESO dropped to new record low on Monday as the Strait of Hormuz鈥檚 continued closure due to the standoff between the United States...
On energy inflation, market suspension, power disruption, and Leviste鈥檚 solar inaction
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
We have four topics to tackle here so we go straight to the numbers and facts, starting with energy inflation.
While our overall inflation last...
Federal Land NRE Global bags five int鈥檒 awards
TWO of Federal Land NRE Global, Inc.鈥檚 residential properties, Yume at Riverpark and The Observatory, were recognized by the International Property Media during the...
Senate summons VP Duterte as impeachment court convenes
THE Senate on Monday convened as an impeachment court, summoning Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio, to face charges of corruption, misuse of public funds, betrayal...
Palace dares Senator Bato to come out of hiding as counsel rejects 鈥榝ugitive鈥 label
THE PALACE on Monday told Senator Ronald 鈥淏ato鈥 M. dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against...
PHL stocks drop further as global oil prices rise
PHILIPPINE SHARES sank to a near two-week low on Monday as the conflict in the Middle East, high global oil prices, and weak buying...
More grid alerts expected as El Ni帽o progresses
THE Department of Energy (DoE) is projecting more grid alerts in the second half of the year, as the El Ni帽o dry spell takes...
Pax Silica envoy signals US delegation鈥檚 interest in LEC hub
MORE than a dozen companies are exploring investments in the Luzon Economic Corridor鈥檚 (LEC) planned artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Tarlac,聽 officials said on...