UNEMPLOYMENT in the Philippines eased to 4% in August as more female workers got hired in the service sector, the local statistics agency said on Tuesday.

FACTORY OUTPUT dropped to a four-month low in August due to slower growth in electronics and food manufacturing, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

THE World Bank (WB) has raised its economic growth forecasts for the Philippines for this year and in 2025, driven by improved service exports and public investments.  But weak consumption and ...

AT LEAST four more Philippine airports in the countryside are expected to be privatized in 2025, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said last week.

BARBARA “BAMBI” G. TAN, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of A.D. Gothong Manufacturing Corp., (ADGMC) is committed to delivering only top-notch quality.

MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a reduction in the cost of power procured from suppliers for the October billing cycle, attributed to lower electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot ...

AYALA Corp. has secured a $200-million senior long-term loan from Ty-led Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) to fund the expansion of the conglomerate’s investments in “emerging portfolios.” ...

LISTED property developer Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) expanded its mall portfolio with the recent opening of its fifth mall ...

AS Art Jakarta settled down in its new home at the JIExpo Kemayoran — a large convention space with high ceilings that it moved into last year — the fair expanded in size by 20% by occupying two more ...

LISTED cement manufacturer Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. (CHP) is expected to receive more capital as one of the company’s subsidiaries lowered its authorized capital stock. CHP subsidiary ...

FILIPINO-AMERICAN popstar Olivia Rodrigo’s sold-out one-night concert, GUTS, held at the Philippine Arena on Oct. 5, was a visual and musical spectacle that saw the singer serenading 55,000 fans with ...

MANILART’24, the National Art Fair, will kick off on Oct. 8 and will run up to the 13th at the SMX Convention Center in SM Aura in Taguig. The event is truly national, with satellite exhibits running ...