PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATETHE PHILIPPINES remains on track for a possible credit rating upgrade as improving fiscal and external balances outweigh risks from the government’s flood control controversy, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings said. “We also see the Philippine sovereign

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Adrian H. Halili, Reporter MANILA AND TOKYO on Wednesday signed an P8.18-billion loan agreement to rehabilitate the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), as the heavily used rail line continues to face technical and operational disruptions. Foreign Affairs

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter OUTSOURCED semiconductor assembly and test firm ASE Co., Ltd. is planning a 26,000-square-meter (sqm) expansion in the Philippines, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said on Wednesday, underscoring continued investor interest in

MEGAWORLD CORP.TAN-LED property developer Megaworld Corp. has set a higher capital expenditure (capex) budget of P65 billion for 2026, up from the P50 billion it earmarked for 2025, as it accelerates the development of township projects in key provinces. In a

BW FILE PHOTOGLOBE TELECOM, INC. said it expects low- to mid-single-digit revenue growth this year, following a decline in 2025. The Ayala-led telecommunications company saw its 2025 net income fall by 4.12% to P23.3 billion from P24.3 billion in 2024, weighed

Pictured (from left): Daniel Lin, Tim Ho Wan Hong Kong general manager; Carl Tancaktiong, Jollibee Group China chairman; Richard Shin, JFC International chief executive officer and Jollibee Group global chief financial and risk officer; and Sheng Lee, Tim Ho Wan

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