THE WORLD BANK is committed to extending around $2.75 billion in loans to the Philippines for fiscal year 2026.

AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) said the first phase of its 37.4-hectare Virendo luxury horizontal residential development in Davao is set for turnover by the second quarter of 2029, as the real estate ...

Fake news generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and spread on social media is heightening the risks of bank runs, according to a new British study that says lenders must improve monitoring to ...

GLOBAL management consulting firm Bain & Co. has named Emmanuel P. “Manny” Maceda as its new chair, bolstering its leadership. Mr. Maceda replaces long-time chair Orit Gadiesh, who has been appointed ...

ASIA United Bank Corp. (AUB) saw its consolidated net income increase by 36% year on year to P11.3 billion in 2024, mainly driven by double-digit loan growth. This translated to a return on equity of ...

LISTED PROPERTY DEVELOPER D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc. (DMW) announced that it was included in the ATR Asset Management Group’s Philippine Sustainable Development and Growth Fund (ATRAM SDG Fund) ...

AROUND 70-80% of crimes in Southeast Asia are linked to drugs, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. said on Monday, following the conclusion of the Association ...

THE CHIEF of the Philippine police’s investigation arm has filed a complaint for inciting to sedition against former President Rodrigo R. Duterte over his kill remarks against sitting senators.

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a tax evasion case against operators nabbed in a large-scale raid against illicit cigarettes with a total of P8.54-billion tax liability.  “The BIR has ...

THE TRADE Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday opposed Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) move to raise rates this month as this could add to the burden of increasing prices of basic goods ...

Four individuals died while 13 others, including 3 children, were injured in an accident involving a van and a pick-up truck in Barangay Apopong, General Santos City on Sunday. Senior officials of the ...

A PHILIPPINE senator on Monday called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to sign the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers, which would enable better benefits for health volunteers. “There should ...