Manila: The banking industry’s outlook for the next two years remains optimistic despite macroeconomic challenges, results of the 2023 Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) released on Thursday showed.

The BSOS gathers the sentiments and outlook of pr…

Manila: The local stock market gauge rebounded on Thursday as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signaled that it may ease policy rates anew toward the fourth quarter of the year.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 1.31 percent to 7,4…

Manila: The House of Representatives’ legislative initiatives have brought in “encouraging results” in sustaining the country’s economic growth, according to Speaker Martin Romualdez.

In his speech before the adjournment of session on Wednesday night…

Manila: College of St. Benilde (CSB) seeks to keep the lead when it battles Lyceum of the Philippines University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Fr…

Manila: Providing incentives such as value-added tax (VAT) refunds to foreign travelers would make the Philippines ‘competitive’ as a destination among its peers in Southeast Asia, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Thursday.

In a statement, Touris…

Manila: Senate Finance Committee chairperson Grace Poe on Thursday said committee hearings on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion national budget for 2025 will be wrapped up on Oct. 18 in time for a short All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day break.

This, af…

LOS BAÑOS – NorthPort guard John Amores is again embroiled in a controversy as his name was dragged in a shooting incident in Lumban, Laguna.

The Lumban municipal police department confirmed to the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday night that they…

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started an online application and issuance of excavation permits in three regions, as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s push to digitize government services.

DPWH Secretary Manu…