‘No alliance discount’ on tariffs raises questions; PHL-US ties seen holding
US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump might have placed little emphasis on Washington’s decades-old alliance with the Philippines when he modestly cut tariffs on Filipino goods, political analysts said on Wednesday, but ties between the two nations are unlikely to unravel over the trade deal.
More Filipinos using GenAI highlights need for cybersecurity guardrails
ORGANIZATIONS should adopt stronger guardrails while pushing for innovation to maintain consumer trust as more Filipinos adopt generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, according to...
PSEi jumps to 6,400 level after PHL-US tariff deal
SHARES jumped on Wednesday, with the main index breaching the 6,400 level and hitting an over one-week high, after the Philippines secured a slightly...
Eala braces for tournaments in Canada ahead of US Open in Aug.
VACATION’S over for Filipina tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala.
Following a well-deserved homecoming and much-needed break in the Philippines, Ms. Eala troops to Canada to...
Severino finishes 2nd place at Chinese Taipei chessfest
FIDE MASTER (FM) Sander Severino drew with countryman Grandmaster (GM) Joey Antonio in the ninth and final round to finish a strong second in...
Petro Gazz Angels bid goodbye to Tsuzurabara
SAYONARA Koji Tsuzurabara.
This was how the Petro Gazz Angels bid goodbye to their Japanese coach, who has recently left the team just months after...
Trump strikes tariff deal with Japan; auto stocks up
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — US President Donald J. Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo from punishing...
Indonesia agrees to slash tariffs, nontariff barriers in US deal
WASHINGTON — Indonesia has agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99% of US goods and scrap all nontariff barriers facing American firms, while...
Trump says Fed’s Powell will be out in 8 months, calls him a ‘numbskull’
WASHINGTON — US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is a “numbskull” who has kept interest rates too high, but he will be out...
SEC considers tiered public float for IPOs
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking at a tiered approach for the minimum public float requirement of companies seeking to list on the stock exchange, its chairperson said.
Digital bank deposits hit P100B for the first time
THE Philippine banking system’s total deposits rose by 5.4% year on year to over P20 trillion as of the first quarter, the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed, as digital bank deposits surpassed the P100-billion mark for the first time.
TIEZA books P192-million investment commitments as of July
THE TOURISM Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it has secured P192.3 million worth of investments so far this year.