LAWMAKERS on Tuesday urged the government to fast-track implementation of social mitigation measures in the light of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law and rising inflation.

THE PHILIPPINES stayed second in terms of manufacturing performance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in May, despite logging its best Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reading so far for the year.

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will closely monitor liquidity buffers held by big banks starting July, ahead of adopting tighter rules which ensure that lenders can stay afloat for at least a year.

LONDON -- For many US allies, Secretary of Defense James Mattis is the last of the Trump administration’s so-called grown-ups in the room.

By Arra B. Francia, Reporter TYCOON Andrew L. Tan has stepped down as chief executive officer of holding company Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), appointing...

D&L Industries, Inc. (DNL) targets to seal more partnerships with global food manufacturing companies, similar to its existing one with United States-based food manufacturer Ventura Foods, in a bid to further grow its exports business.

IRC Properties, Inc., now led by businessman Antonio L. Tiu, is seeking to build a mass transportation system within Makati City to address traffic congestion in the country’s central business district.

ROBINSONS LAND Corp. (RLC) is opening up one of its residential developments in the Bay Area to home-sharing online apps, seeking to capture the rising tourist market in the area.

PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity saw “solid improvement” in May, picking up for the third straight month on growing demand despite “intensified” cost pressures passed on to customers via higher prices, according to the latest monthly tracking IHS Market conducted for Nikkei, Inc.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to sign four memoranda of understanding (MoU) with the South Korean government during his first official visit on June 3 to 5.

ADVANCED completion in July is being targeted for the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) road-widening project and the construction of the southbound Marina flyover.

OF THE 2,448 establishments that set up productivity schemes in 2015, around half availed themselves of tax incentives under the Productivity Incentives Act of 1990 (Republic Act 6971), according to the latest biennial Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).