Philippine financial system resources rose 6.54% to P35.58 trillion in September 2025, driven by strong growth in banks—especially digital and thrift banks—while non-bank institutions posted modest ...

HEIGHTENED scrutiny over the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), coupled with adverse weather conditions, hampered the government’s infrastructure spending in September, sending it ...

AS the Marcos Jr. administration faces rising political unrest over the flood control corruption scandal, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seen to further cut interest rates to cushion the ...

EXPANDING connections between non-financial corporations and lenders—shaped by housing trends and higher leverage—are emerging as key risks to watch next year, according to the Financial Stability ...

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla on Friday said the Marcos administration is accelerating policy reforms to position the Philippines as a responsible player in the global clean energy ...

THE Philippine government has already asked the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to issue a red notice against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, in connection with the ...

On a stretch of national road in Teresa, Rizal, vendor Rene Alberto earns his living selling peanuts and corn, determined to support his Grade 11 child and his son studying criminology. His resolve ...

THE Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) has pressed the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to enact a new redistricting law before the November 30 deadline, warning that any further delay ...

A newly launched direct shipping route from the Philippine capital to this island is expected to ease logistics bottlenecks, lower transport costs, and further boost local commerce and tourism, ...

CHINA warned the United States once again against carrying out freedom of navigation or overflight operations, saying such actions could jeopardize its sovereignty and security, as military officials ...

Despite the natural calamities that struck the Philippines in the third quarter, the country’s fish unloading volume still managed to rise by 7.6 percent year-on-year during the period, according to ...

DIGITAL transactions at state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) have surpassed the P3-trillion mark in the first nine months of the year as more Filipinos embrace digital banking, the ...