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THE proposed amendments to the Investors’ Lease Act, which would lengthen the lease periods available to foreign investors, inadequately protects the lessors who own the land, an Ateneo de Manila…

THE Department of Finance (DoF) said the World Bank’s (WB) new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines is designed to help it become more resilient in the face of…

IN BRIEF: • Consumers are becoming more discerning, favoring quality and affordability over brand loyalty. • The integration of AI with personalized human interaction is essential for creating seamless customer…

Retail price growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) grew to its slowest pace in almost five years in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said in…

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter TOP OFFICIALS of state-run firms have started to submit courtesy resignations, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said on Thursday, giving the government a free…

THE Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge to the fare-setting mechanism of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) extension project, which runs from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite. The ruling,…

THE Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage (AAES) Council said on Thursday that it will be tracking the prices of farm goods by publishing a daily price index (DPI), which it said will…

THE GOVERNMENT announced plans to more actively intervene in the pork market to address high prices, saying it will expand a direct-sourcing program to reduce the number of layers in…

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said on Thursday that it restarted the bidding for the commercialization of passive information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in New Clark City.…

A RED-STRIPED soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation on Negros island is now affecting 186 hectares (ha) of sugarland, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Some 115 farmers are affected…