PEZA eyes more investments from South Korea
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is seeing South Korea as among the potential sources of investments next year amid a free trade agreement (FTA) and the investments that will be attracted by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines Corp.’s P51-billion expansion.
Why 2026 is poised to be another rocky year for global trade
THE global trading system, which is finishing up one of its most transformational years of the past century, heads into another facing more challenges...
Peso may move sideways as market activity slows down
THE PESO may continue to consolidate at the P58 level on Friday as trading activity winds down amid the holidays, with fiscal concerns and...
PSEi may stay at 6,000 level as year winds down
PHILIPPINE STOCKS may stay above the 6,000 line on Friday, with trading activity expected to be light amid the holidays and as investors remain...
Investments board signs Lease Act IRR
THE Board of Investments (BoI) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act No. 12252, or the 99-year Investors’ Lease...
IMF sees PHL current account deficit narrowing
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Philippine current account deficit to narrow gradually through 2030, driven by declining commodity prices and increased public...
P20 rice program seen reaching 15M households by end of 2026
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will scale up the P20-per-kilo rice program to serve 15 million households, or approximately 60 million beneficiaries,...
GOCC subsidies drop 39% in November
SUBSIDIES provided to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) fell 38.91% year on year in November, the Bureau of the Treasury said.
Budgetary support to state-run...
NG budget deficit shrinks to P157.6 billion in November
THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit sharply narrowed in November as expenditures contracted for a fourth month in a row, and revenue growth remained...
Marcos to sign 2026 nat’l budget on Jan. 5 — Recto
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will sign the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Jan. 5, 2026, according to Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Tuesday.
NG to borrow P824 billion locally in Q1
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) plans to borrow up to P824 billion from domestic sources in the first quarter of 2026, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Tuesday.
BoI investment approvals reach P977B as of mid-Dec.
THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BoI), endorsed last week 29 more projects worth P124.81 billion, bringing year-to-date approvals to P977 billion, which is only over half of the agency’s P1.7-billion full-year target.