BW FILE PHOTOBy Jesus Felipe and Gerardo Largoza The hundreds of billions of pesos that were stolen from flood control projects have robbed the Philippine economy of protection and productivity. But to say, as many Filipinos do, that they have been

BPI FACEBOOK PAGEBANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (BPI)expects its consumer lending expansion to slow next year as weaker economic conditions and geopolitical risks temper demand, a senior official said. “We would have wanted to grow much more,” BPI Consumer Banking head

THE DEPARTURE ENTRANCE at Laguindingan International Airport (LIA) in Misamis Oriental. — ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL, INC.ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL, INC. (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz group, said it has finished key upgrades at Bohol-Panglao (BPIA) and Laguindingan (LIA) International Airports, intended

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPOULTRY and dairy output expanded in the third quarter, while hog, cattle and goat production contracted, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA said hog production in the three months to September slipped 1.4% to 408,940 metric

1 of 2RETIRED DESIGNER Wynn Wynn Ong has stepped back into the limelight for an exhibition, Distilled, for the 20th anniversary of the Yuchengco Museum. The exhibit was opened on Nov. 6, and will run until March 2026. While best known

PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR(Part 3 of 3) If the budget cycle is airtight with safeguards in place at each stage, why then are we seeing corruption at such a horrible scale and stretch today? The answer is found in a Filipino idiom: bantay-salakay. The

FSCC to map PHL banks’ corporate links in 2026 to flag systemic risks - BusinessWorld Online BW FILE PHOTOTHE FINANCIAL STABILITY Coordination Council (FSCC) plans

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is heading into 2026 with a cautious outlook as the government pushes reforms to unlock long-term growth, even as global demand slows, debt rises and corruption scandals threaten its ambitions. The outlook for 2026 will be at the

GLOBE/BW FILE PHOTOGLOBE TELECOM, INC. reported 63.1 million mobile subscribers as of September, marking a 5% year-on-year increase driven by sustained customer engagement and wider 5G adoption across the country. “Mobile will remain the backbone of our growth as we push

1 of 2CORALIE CHARRIOL, chief executive officer and creative director of Charriol, and daughter of the brand’s founder, the late Philippe Charriol, was in the Philippines to spread a little holiday cheer. We said “little,” but it was actually quite a