THE government’s fiscal gap expanded to P765.5 billion in the first semester, above the P760.7-billion ceiling, as spending surged ahead of revenue growth. According to the latest data from the Bureau ...

FILIPINOS’ out-of-pocket (OOP) payments to finance their health needs posted double-digit growth and breached the P600-billion level in 2024, according to the latest data from the Philippine ...

IF the government wants to blunt the impact of Trump’s higher tariffs, an economist recommended that the country adopt an “inclusive growth policy” that involves lowering interest rates and ...

AS  global markets adjust to sweeping US tariffs and shifting monetary dynamics, the Philippines remains one of Asia’s more resilient economies, according to Singapore-based global asset manager ...

THE two senior Cabinet members at the forefront of tariff negotiations with the United States on Thursday allayed fears of a ...

The way people treat us is often determined by the image we project. In both business and social settings, a curated image ...

ONLY about 10 to 20 percent of government-funded research and development (R&D) projects have made it to commercialization, ...

THE Philippines will benefit from the zero tariff imposed on medicines imported from the US as this could grant Filipinos access to “specially patented” medicines for cancer, HIV, and cardio metabolic ...

AS of May 2025, the unemployment rate was 3.9 percent. This is not surprising because this is within the range the past few months. For example, the highest unemployment rate in 2025 was 4.1 percent ...

The recent increase in Latin honor graduates at the University of the Philippines is partly attributed to the so-called “Pandemic Effect,” as UP implemented grading adjustments and academic leniency ...

IN recent days, the Department of Finance (DOF) has found itself at the center of a storm of criticism, particularly on social media, regarding the implementation of the Capital Markets Efficiency ...

FLOODING and heavy rains triggered by Tropical Cyclone Crising and the habagat (southwest monsoon) have inflicted nearly half a billion pesos in agricultural damage, hitting rice fields and high-value ...