PHILIPPINE BANKS’ asset quality worsened as the industry’s gross nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio rose in January, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Preliminary data from the ...

TYPICAL HOUSEHOLDS in areas served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can expect higher electricity bills this month as the power distributor is set to hike rates by P0.2639 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) due ...

MOBILE WALLETS and other electronic payment methods are expected to account for a larger share of e-commerce transactions in the Philippines by 2028 as more Filipinos shift to digital methods for ...

MICRO, SMALL and medium enterprises (MSMEs) seeking to reach more customers should familiarize themselves with social media recommendation systems, according to TikTok. Franco S. Aligaen, marketing ...

As the Philippines gears up for the upcoming elections in May, artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play a defining role in shaping public perception, influencing voter behavior, and revolutionizing ...

HANDICRAFT, a Nueva Vizcaya-based business, is empowering local women from the Ifugao ethnic group by involving them in the production of its handicrafts. More than 20 Ifugao women including students ...

South Korean singer Wheesung has been found dead, Yonhap News reported citing police on Monday. The 43-year-old’s body was discovered at his home in Seoul, less than a month after actress Kim Sae-ron ...

FORMER Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for the “war on drugs” that defined his term in office ...

PHILIPPINE police arrested firebrand former President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a major step in the world body’s investigation into ...

A PHILIPPINE senator on Tuesday urged the Department of Education and local governments to increase investments in climate-resilient infrastructure amid the suspension of classes due to high heat. “I ...

LAWMAKERS asked the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to introduce reforms and conduct a “top-to-bottom” crackdown on airport security personnel after the bullet-planting scheme in the country’s ...

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on Tuesday said that Slovenia and the Philippines are set to sign a memorandum of understanding on labor cooperation, following a meeting with Slovenian ...