Photo shows the central business district in Makati City, Dec. 16, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORTHE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is projected to grow above 5% this year and in 2027, although governance concerns remain, the World Bank said. The multilateral lender

IN 2025, Philippine inflation settled at 1.7%, the slowest in nearly a decade or since the 1.3% clip in 2016. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANPHILIPPINE INFLATION may remain subdued over the next two years amid softer global commodity prices, allowing

PJCOMP-FREEPIKPHILIPPINE BANKS’ loan growth held steady in November, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase agreements, grew by 10.3% year on year to P13.988 trillion in

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. meets with executives of UAE–based DAMAC Digital. — PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICEPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. expects interest in large-scale data center investments to accelerate following his discussions with executives of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based DAMAC

SAN MIGUEL GLOBAL POWERSAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), the power generation arm of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), plans to return to the offshore debt market with the issuance of up to $300 million in senior perpetual capital

MEGAWORLDTAN-LED property developer Megaworld Corp. has launched a new leasing group as it seeks to aggressively grow its office portfolio across the country. The new unit, Megaworld Global Offices, will operate alongside the company’s existing Megaworld Premier Offices to help reach

1 of 3THE Conrad S Maison branch of Siklab — formerly a food hall concept by The Bistro Group — seems to reflect a new pivot to further develop their homegrown brands. While the franchise of the US restaurant Dave