Influencers
Banks’ NPL ratio improves in March
THE PHILIPPINE BANKING sector’s nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio declined in March...
Infrastructure spending down 48% as corruption mess slo...
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING slumped by 48% year on year in March due to lower disbur...
ASEAN 2026 takes center stage at BusinessWorld Economic...
THE PHILIPPINES’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASE...
BIR April collections top target, hit P422 billion
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) said its gross collections rose to P422.378...
Senate turmoil seen weighing on confidence as stagflati...
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could face mounting pressure from rising political instab...
Q1 foreign investment pledges surge 52.3%
FOREIGN INVESTMENT pledges in the Philippines rose by 52.3% in the first quarter...
Elina Svitolina defeats Iga Swiatek, will face Coco Gau...
Elina Svitolina can now turn her attention toward winning a third Italian Open t...
Meralco cuts 2026 sales growth forecast
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) expects energy sales volume to grow by 1-2% this y...
PEZA eyes 6 new ecozone proclamations this quarter
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expects the proclamation of six ne...
NG debt service bill falls to P169 billion in March
THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) debt service bill declined in March amid lower am...
Oil shocks, uncertainty muddy Philippine inflation fore...
ANALYSTS and economic managers are now finding it harder to precisely measure da...
Q2 growth outlook remains weak
PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) likely remained below the government’s 5...
Oil shock drags Philippine GDP growth to 2.8%
THE Philippine economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 2.8% in the first quarter,...
MPIC Q1 core profit rises on power, healthcare gains
METRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) reported a 5% increase in first-quarter (...
BSP says it may resort to ‘more drastic’ action if infl...
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may resort to “more drastic” action to tam...
Philippines’ debt-to-GDP ratio hits 21-year high at end...
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter THE National Government (NG) debt as...
