Office spaces in the Philippines typically conform to a certain stereotype: a single building 50 stories high, concentrated in one area, and located in a highly congested central business district. While offices of this kind have served as a home

Vendors prepare various floral arrangements at the Dangwa flower market days ahead of Valentine’s Day in Manila on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.— PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORFlower prices at Dangwa, Manila, are expected to rise due to the anticipated surge in demand as

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the launch of TESDA’s Skills Passport application at the Makabagong San Juan National Government Center in San Juan City, Feb. 5, 2026.—PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL PABALATEThe Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it aims

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,