Economy

THE sugar regulator issued an order calling for voluntary exports of 66,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States. Sugar Order No. 5, issued on Wednesday, allows…

THE PHILIPPINES is exploring possible collaboration in satellites and agricultural technology with Slovenia, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Speaking on the sidelines of a forum organized for…

THE economy needs to grow by at least 9% to 9.5% a year until 2028 to return to its pre-pandemic growth track, a former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official…

THE Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said financial security and health will remain the top goals for Filipinos in 2025. Citing the results of an October study, BCG said 58% of…

THE milk self-sufficiency rate rose to 1.66% in 2024 from 0.8% a year earlier, according to the National Dairy Authority (NDA). Dairy production increased 11.31% to 32.39 million liters last…

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it appointed BDO Unibank, Inc. as its investment promotion partner. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, PEZA said it signed a memorandum of…

I was browsing through the envelopes in my mailbox when I found an unsolicited letter that had been sitting there for some time. I wondered how the sender got my…

THE Philippine unit of Germany’s Glenwood GmbH has opened a new facility in Taguig City, making it the first pharmaceutical services project registered with the Board of Investments (BoI). “Aimed…

THE shortfall in domestic rice production could grow to 6.1 million metric tons (MMT) by 2028/29 due to unfavorable weather in the face of growing demand, putting the Philippines at…

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it completed negotiations with 212 landowners affected by the Pampanga section of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway Project. “The BCDA has successfully completed…