Crisis = Opportunity

Political uncertainty has increasingly taken hold of narratives on the country, with Fitch Ratings and Japanese investment bank Nomura being just the latest to warn that the current crisis of governance could hit the Philippines’ investment and...

Innovative filipino minds drive digital progress during the 51st Philippine Business Conference and Expo

Homepage > News > Business > Innovative filipino minds drive digital progress during the 51st Philippine Business Conference and Expo Manila, Philippines — The Byte Forward Hackathon 2025 concluded with an inspiring showcase of innovation and...

Marcial outlasts Colmenarez in epic showdown, wrests WBC International middleweight crown

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing bet Eumir Marcial emerged triumphant via majority decision after an epic showdown against Venezuelan Eddy Colmenarez in the co-main event of 'Thrilla in Manila 2' at the Araneta Coliseum Thursday midnight....

Bataan: The emerging tech capital of the Philippines

It is rare to find a province that thinks and moves like a startup, driven by innovation, guided by data, and built on the belief that technology can make life better for its citizens. Yet that is exactly what is happening in Bataan, a province...

Peso hits record low of P59.13 to the dollar amid economic concerns, corruption scandal

THE peso hit a new all-time low of P59.13 on Tuesday, a development the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said was likely due to worries over economic growth amid an ongoing corruption scandal. The currency, whose previous record low was P59 to...

Philippine peso sinks to record-low ₱59.20 vs US$

Still, the BSP emphasized that the peso remains backed by strong fundamentals, including “resilient remittance inflows, still relatively fast economic growth, low inflation, and ongoing structural reforms.”

Nearly half of German firms in Philippines see stable business environment

Louella Desiderio - The Philippine Star October 29, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half or 49 percent of German companies operating in the Philippines expect business conditions to remain stable in the next 12 months, according to a...

Industrial policy for the Philippines: A tale of 4 Tigers

(Part 2) During the second half of the 20th Century, industrial policy was given a lot of prominence in the efforts of some East Asian countries to “lift themselves from the bootstraps.” Select countries in Asia took seriously the promotion of...

Lebanon couple opens Filipino grocery store

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. WEST LEBANON — Since moving to the Upper Valley from the Philippines in 2004, Catherine and Marvin Avelino have always struggled to source Filipino groceries in their...

Philippines: Central bank says time to profit on gold

“Our holdings of gold are already excessive,” said Diokno, a former BSP governor. Ideally, he said the precious metal should be anywhere between 8%-12% of the central bank’s reserves, which stood at about $109 billion as of September 2025, the...

‘Stronger government support key to lifting Philippines geothermal ranking’

Brix Lelis - The Philippine Star October 29, 2025 | 12:00am “When the government looks at geothermal, they see it as an old technology. This is why, for the longest time, we haven’t been receiving any (support). I just call it broadly government...

Parañaque rises to 7th spot among richest cities in Philippines

The Philippine Star October 29, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Parañaque has strengthened its ranking among the richest cities in the Philippines, climbing up to seventh place in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. City...

Fuse cites role of innovative financing in PH

Fuse Financing Inc., the lending arm of the Philippines’ leading finance super app GCash, cited the crucial role of innovative financing structures at the 5th Asia Finance Forum, hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila. The discussion...

Philippines child nutrition indicators resemble those of poorer nations—PIDS book

MANILA—One in four Filipino children remains stunted despite the Philippines’ move toward upper-middle-income status, underscoring deep inequalities that hinder human development, according to a new book from the Philippine Institute for...

Credit exposure reporting enhanced for small banks

Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star October 29, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has announced the live implementation of enhanced credit exposure reporting for small banks next month. In a memorandum...

Credit watchers affirm Philippines investment grade

Marco Luis Beech - The Philippine Star October 29, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Debt watchers Moody’s and Fitch Ratings have affirmed the country’s investment grade status despite the issues surrounding alleged flood control corruption in...

Philippines, Bermuda strengthen data protection

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of the Islands of Bermuda (PrivCom) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bolster cooperation on personal data protection and...

Philippine banks to lead profit growth among regional peers

[LONDON] Philippine banks, helped by robust loans, are poised to deliver the highest net interest income growth among South-east Asian lenders this year. Banks in the Philippines are expected to post an average 11 per cent growth in net interest...

Philippine peso falls to new record low on rate view, outflow

[MANILA] The Philippine peso fell past the key psychological level of 59 per US dollar to an all-time low, putting pressure on the central bank to defend the currency. The peso dropped 0.5 per cent to 59.2 per US dollar on Tuesday (Oct 28), the...

Philippine Army Stands Up Missile Battalion for Territorial Defense Operations

Soldiers from the 1st Land Based Missile System Battery, Philippine Army Artillery Regiment fasten the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) reload fixture to the MRC Payload Deployment System with U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd...