Unpacking the fiscal battleground of the 2025 Philippine elections
Less than a week before the 2025 midterm elections, the air crackles with promises, rhetoric, and the tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of voters. But, beyond the focus on personal appeal and platforms to win votes through touching promises
Shares drop on profit taking before inflation data
BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE STOCKS ended their three-day climb on Monday as investors booked profits before the release of April inflation data. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 0.81% or 52.23 points to close at 6,359.63, while the broader
Peso snaps three-day climb as trade woes linger
BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO weakened anew against the dollar on Monday, snapping its three-day rise, as better-than-expected US jobs data supported bets that the US Federal Reserve would keep rates unchanged for now and amid the Trump administration’s ongoing tariff
Philippines, US scrap live-fire naval drill after old ship sinks in rough seas
BRP MIGUEL MALVAR (PS-19) — COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORGBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter PHILIPPINE-US forces canceled a live-fire drill on Monday after a decommissioned Philippine Navy vessel sank in waters near Zambales province facing the South China Sea hours before it could be
Chinese spy accessed mobile phone data of state workers, says NBI
Photo shows a Chinese national getting handcuffed outside the Commission on Elections office in Manila on April 29. — JUCRA POOL PHOTOBy Adrian H. Halili, Reporter THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday said that the suspected Chinese spy they
DoTr orders shorter driving hours, regular drug testing for public utility drivers
PHOTO SHOWS the Ford Everest SUV that crashed into the departure area of Manila’s international airport on May 4, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE Department of Transportation (DoTr) will enforce shorter driving hours and regular drug tests for public utility
Gov’t to use Cebu setup for rice program
Gov’t to use Cebu setup for rice program - BusinessWorld Online PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday said his government would
Probe of water contracts sought
Probe of water contracts sought - BusinessWorld Online A PHILIPPINE Senator on Monday called for an investigation of water concessionaires and their government contracts amid
BSP denies dealings with UNA
BSP denies dealings with UNA - BusinessWorld Online THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has denied association with an entity accused of illegally using the
2 soldiers drown in Maguindanao
2 soldiers drown in Maguindanao - BusinessWorld Online COTABATO CITY — Two soldiers who went missing after the scout boat carrying them capsized in a