Economy

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 62% at the end of the first quarter, the…

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

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

PHILIPPINE EFFORTS to digitalize its economy will be expensive, but it must keep pace with its neighbors to further its inclusion and sustainability…

THE National Development Co. (NDC) said on Thursday that it has received the final payment from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for a…

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…

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

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,…

MANUFACTURING OUTPUT contracted for a second consecutive month in March, though the decline narrowed as food output increased, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

NEGOTIATIONS for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are proceeding slowly, with an extension…