Economy

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) set its 2025 passenger target at 85.41 million, exceeding by  9.5% the target set in 2024. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago said more…

Every new year is a new chapter to embrace the graces and challenges life brings, which gives us opportunities to make a significant journey that will hopefully inspire others. Nonetheless,…

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it booked P11.3 billion in gross revenue last year, up 3%, with results driven by its joint venture (JV) deal for a…

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter THE biodiesel industry is competing for the limited supply of coconuts, crowding out exporters of products like coconut oil and coconut water, industry officials said.…

THE Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA) has urged the Department of Energy (DoE) to ensure that the fourth round of green energy auction (GEA-4) goes ahead with no…

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter AS DROUGHT and typhoons continue to disrupt rice production, the need to lower the price paid by the public for the staple grain remains pressing,…

THE House of Representatives must pursue more “comprehensive” reforms to the law that liberalized the energy industry, according to an advocacy group, citing the need to reduce power costs. Legislators…

SUBSIDIES extended to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) rose 81.65% year on year in November, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. The BTr reported that budgetary support to GOCCs…

THE International Trade Centre launched last month a climate competitiveness project aimed at helping micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) comply with trade-related climate change measures, the Philippine Exporters Confederation,…

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