PH Business News & Market Updates

The country’s largest listed firm, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), is set for further expansion after borrowing $1 billion from the biggest local bank.

The country’s top mining group has denounced any form of violence or killings of individuals that are against mining operations, saying that its members respect human rights.

Last week, I had the pleasure of being among school children whose faces lit up with excitement at the Balik Eskwela drive, one of Meralco’s corporate social responsibility initiatives led by One Meralco Foundation.

The local stock market extended its losing streak to four straight, dropping below the 5,800 mark amid prevailing negative sentiment over the country’s economic growth.

The Philippines could lose an estimated P603 billion annually to fraud involving mule accounts, according to a joint report by IDfy Philippines and CIBI Information Inc., which urged financial institutions to strengthen identity checks and share information on suspicious activities.

 The Asian Development Bank  and S&P Global Ratings slashed the economic growth forecasts for the Philippines due to the prolonged impact of the Middle East crisis and weaker investments. The multilateral lender’s Asian Development Outlook  September 2026 report released yesterday showed that it ...

 The country’s trade gap hit its highest level in the first semester as imports growth outpaced exports, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

SM Prime Holdings Inc. is expanding its cultural and tourism offerings at the SM Mall of Asia Complex with Museo del Galeón, the country’s first experiential maritime museum.

DragonFi Securities Inc. has become the first Philippine broker-dealer authorized under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory sandbox to offer local investors access to pre-approved global equities and exchange-traded funds through an over-the-counter depositary receipt model.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued the implementing rules for electronic invoicing ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline, a major step toward revolutionizing invoicing and tax administration in the country.

With its first contract on a massive scale as the national elections, iOne Resources Inc. did not disappoint.

The country’s meat imports increased by almost eight percent in eight months due to the continued entry of pork and chicken meat, according to the Bureau of Animal Industry.

As we often hear and read now, the most expensive electricity is no electricity – blackout. Appliances and light bulbs are easily damaged, food in the refrigerator are spoiled, small shops with aircon are forced to close.

 JTI International Asia Manufacturing Corp.  has invested P2.1 billion more in its manufacturing facility in Batangas, adding a new dry ice expanded tobacco (DIET) plant and doubling the capacity of its controlled atmosphere treatment facility.

The Philippines is planning to raise a smaller amount from its planned retail treasury bond  sale as it weighs other funding options for the rest of the year, the Bureau of the Treasury said.

Finance Secretary Frederick Go says broader relief could cost P12 billion a month in lost revenue.

For a Filipino enterprise weighing that move, the first thing Hong Kong puts on the table is access to capital.

Mynt President and CEO Martha Sazon brought the Philippines’ digital financial inclusion experience to the global stage, highlighting the rise in formal financial account ownership from 29% before the pandemic to 50% of Filipino adults today,

Taiwan Excellence Pavilion brings together 50 Taiwan Excellence-awarded products from 24 top Taiwanese brands across four key categories. 

The upcoming initial public offering of GCash’s parent company is being seen as a potential economic catalyst for broader participation.

Permanent migration is one of the biggest life decisions many Filipinos can make.

As fuel costs bite, DOTr says commuters should be spared for now.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority expects its approved investments to reach over P100 billion this year amid strong investor interest.

As a baby boomer, I grew up in the 1960s with the concept of artificial intelligence still in the realm of science fiction, even though development of computing systems actually started in the early 1940s.

Wireless giant Smart Communications Inc. is expanding access to artificial intelligence by launching its own AI tool that could be purchased at prepaid-like costs.