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IN BRIEF: • Ethical risks remain a significant concern for businesses in Southeast Asia. • Major issues include a weak integrity culture, third-party risks, and inadequate whistleblower protections. • Organizations…

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 62% at the end of the first quarter, the highest in 20 years. The first-quarter reading…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is pressing Congress to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA) regulatory powers over the grain market. In a statement, the DA said the NFA needs…

ONLY 6% of organizations in the Philippines have “mature” cybersecurity systems that are up to the task of handling threats, Cisco Systems said. Citing the findings of a study, it…

PHILIPPINE EFFORTS to digitalize its economy will be expensive, but it must keep pace with its neighbors to further its inclusion and sustainability agenda, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.…

THE National Development Co. (NDC) said on Thursday that it has received the final payment from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for a 1.3-hectare property in Pandacan, Manila needed to…

THE Board of Investments (BoI) has become a district-level member of the Customs Industry Consultative and Advisory Council (CICAC), helping address investors’ customs-related concerns. “CICAC bridges the gap between public…

ONLINE SELLERS from the Philippines are lagging the region in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to Lazada Philippines. “Filipino sellers are on a slower adoption curve for AI…

GROSS gaming revenue (GGR) rose 27.44% to P104.12 billion in the first quarter, with electronic gaming out-earning physical casinos for the first time, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR)…

MANUFACTURING OUTPUT contracted for a second consecutive month in March, though the decline narrowed as food output increased, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. According to the preliminary…