Various vegetables are being sold at a neighborhood market in Quezon City, Jan. 6. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Katherine K. Chan, Reporter PHILIPPINE INFLATION accelerated to its fastest pace in nearly a year in January amid a faster rise in

Residents line up to buy P20-per-kilo imported rice from Vietnam at a store in Tondo, Manila, Jan. 31. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATEBy Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) will replace the benchmark price used for the “flexible”

HIGH-RISE buildings dominate the skyline of Makati City’s central business district. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government should boost industrial output through targeted tax incentives while cutting reliance on borrowing, allowing the private sector to

Customs Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno (left) formally assumed office last July 1, 2025, succeeding Bienvenido Y. Rubio (right), who led the BoC from February 2023 to June 2025. — Photos from facebook.com/BureauOfCustomsPHAs one of the central pillars of economic development,

THE SITARA SOLAR PLANT in Rajasthan. — ACENRENEWABLES.COMAYALA-LED ACEN CORP. has strengthened its footprint in India after acquiring the remaining stake held by Singapore-based UPC Renewables in their joint venture, allowing it to take the lead in developing more than

The BoC announced the full digital adoption of the Origin Management System (OMS) during the National Exporters’ Week last December 2025. — Photo from facebook.com/BureauOfCustomsPHIn an era increasingly defined by digital governance, the modernization of border control and customs administration

Korea-backed firm plans P64.3-B pumped storage project in Benguet - BusinessWorld Online COHECOBA.COMFILIPINO-KOREAN firm Coheco Badeo Corp. is planning to develop a 500-megawatt (MW) pumped