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- BusinessWorld Online·JAZA calls for action on PHL investment gaps
AYALA Corp. Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) has called for greater cooperation among businesses and other...
- BusinessWorld Online·Tesla unveils next generation Roadster sports EV with SpaceX thrusters
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on Thursday and said it would...
- BusinessWorld Online·metro manilaPhilippines hits back at Chinese envoy over 'thinly veiled threat' of force
MANILA — The Philippines has chided China's ambassador for what it interpreted as a "thinly veiled threat" of...
- The Manila Times·metro manilaPeso weakens to P63.23 vs US dollar in early trading, breaches previous session’s high of P63.15
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine peso weakened to P63.23 against the US dollar in early trading on Friday, breaching its previous session’s high of P63.15 on Thursday. The peso opened at P63.03, weaker than Thursday’s opening rate of P62.83, and traded as low as P63 before reaching its intraday hi
- BusinessWorld Online·CoreWeave's slump spotlights growing burden of debt behind AI boom
SHARES of Nvidia-backed CoreWeave steadied on Thursday after a sharp slump, as investors worried about the debt financing...
- BusinessWorld Online·Indonesian rescue center takes in more orangutans as fires rage
KETAPANG, Indonesia — In the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, a rehabilitation center is taking in more orangutans as...
- BusinessWorld Online·UN chief frontrunner Rebeca Grynspan says UN has 'become too risk-averse'
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has become too risk-averse and its next leader must be prepared to...
- BusinessWorld Online·Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about the confiscation of...
- The Philippine Star·Lawyer urges Supreme Court to clarify ruling on senior discounts, promos
In a statement on Thursday, October 15, senior citizen advocate lawyer Romulo Macalintal warned that the decision could be exploited by business establishments to evade granting
- The Manila Times·metro manilaPalace links peso’s fall to P63 per dollar to Middle East conflict, El Niño
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang cited geopolitical tensions, looming effects of the El Nino, and political noise in the depreciation of the Philippine peso’s value. This comes after the Philippine peso slid to a new historic low of P63 against the US dollar. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer
- Panay News·western visayasBUSINESS-FRIENDLY CHAMP: Iloilo City’s Hall of Fame win affirms business confidence, commitment to every Ilonggo entrepreneur
ILOILO City – More than a recognition of business-friendly governance, Iloilo City’s induction into the Hall of Fame of the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) Awards reflects a shared commitment to helping businesses thrive and ensuring that economic opportunities reach more Ilonggos, business leaders s
- Panay News·western visayasP206-B 2027 nat’l budget realignments alarm Senate; Cuts hit railways, disaster response, healthcare programs
MANILA — Nearly P206 billion in funding realignments introduced by the House of Representatives in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 have raised alarm in the Senate, with major railway projects, disaster preparedness and healthcare programs facing substantial cuts while billions of pesos were redirect
- BusinessWorld Online·Nurturing a comprehensive approach to improving breast cancer care
By Krystal Anjela H. Gamboa, Special Features and Content Writer Breast cancer remains a major public health concern...
- BusinessWorld Online·Electric vehicles gain ground as energy crisis accelerates Philippine electric mobility
Sometimes, everything that an industry needs to springboard to prosperity is a world in crisis. Similar to how...
- BusinessWorld Online·A new race for the road
Technologies advance, and new competitors enter industries once dominated by familiar names. For consumers, a wider range of...
- BusinessWorld Online·Bringing affordable, quality housing closer to Filipinos
A home provides families with security and a place to build their future. Yet, for many Filipinos, owning...
- BusinessWorld Online·western visayasBuilding Bacolod with Bayanihan: Robinsons Land looks beyond its developments
The Bacolod City Government and Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) signed a memorandum of agreement on Oct. 8 to...
- The Philippine Star·Poll: Inflation, corruption top concerns of Pinoys
More than four years into the Marcos administration, reducing the basic cost of goods remains the most urgent concern of most Filipinos, based on a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia.
- BusinessWorld Online·Philippines’ cash remittance growth below 2% for third month
MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos grew by less than 2% for the third straight month in August, as lingering geopolitical tensions continued to weigh on remittance flows and overseas worker deployment, analysts said.
- BusinessWorld Online·Oil shocks, El Niño may threaten Philippine economic recovery in 2027 — World Bank
THE PHILIPPINE economy’s recovery next year will hinge on a rebound in public investment, although prolonged energy price shocks and climate-related disruptions such as the “Super El Niño” could derail growth, the World Bank said.
- BusinessWorld Online·Philippine peso sinks past P63 per dollar for first time
THE PHILIPPINE PESO breached the P63-per-US-dollar level for the first time on Thursday, as hot US inflation data bolstered bets that the US Federal Reserve could keep rates higher for longer.
- BusinessWorld Online·ERC removes capacity limits for power plants to boost electricity supply
POWER GENERATORS can now build larger power plants after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) removed capacity limits to boost electricity supply, encourage investments and foster greater competition.
- BusinessWorld Online·Cash remittances settle to three-month low in August
MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos grew by less than 2% for the third straight month in August,...
- The Manila Times·metro manilaLacson vows ‘more crying’ as Senate scrutinizes 2027 budget
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate may restore hundreds of billions of pesos in budget cuts and realignments made by the House of Representatives in the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said, warning that there will be more crying as senators scrutinize changes