Now that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has withdrawn its two “significant safety concerns” or SSCs issued on the Philippines an
Read MoreEconomic changes appear to be accelerating. The liberalization of industry ownerships via constitutional amendments is snowballing in Congress. More a
Read MoreAdvocates of Charter change in the House of Representatives may have to talk politics after all, as two senior lawmakers yesterday filed a bill seekin
Read MoreNINE PRIORITY legislative measures have been identified by the Cabinet’s economic development cluster ahead of the 16th Congress’ opening next week.
Read MoreLeaders of the House of Representatives yesterday vowed to push for Charter change (Cha-cha) in the 16th Congress even after Malacañang rebuffed fresh
Read MoreHave you ever tried to get a committee to agree on something? Or worse, to agree to many things? Or even worse, many things where strong positions pre
Read MoreThe Philippines’ macroeconomic fundamentals are sound, inflation is stable, and investment confidence is high, yet it has failed to substantially incr
Read MoreThe Philippines is growing faster than China, but some Filipinos feel it could do even better and are urging Philippine President Benigno Aquino III t
Read MoreThe Philippine economy’s first-quarter performance was likely “on track” to hitting the government’s 6- to 7-percent growth target for the year, Econo
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Foreign direct investments (FDI) soared by more than 127 percent in February, but this was not enough to put the figure for the
Read MoreIn a neighborhood of so-called "Asian tigers," the Philippines has quietly emerged as the region's newest economic darling. At 6.6 percent, the Filipi
Read MoreLocal businessmen belonging to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the credit upgrades obtained by the Philippines will not me
Read MoreBenjamin E. Diokno | Core THE PHILIPPINES received another "trophy" -- an upgrade to BBB- credit rating -- this time from Standard & Poor’s. Pr
Read MorePhilippine stocks rose to a record after it beat Indonesia to win an investment grade fromStandard & Poor’s, as President Benigno Aquino outshines
Read MoreCielito F. Habito | No Free Lunch I often hear the lament that we Filipinos are not as mindful as our neighbors appear to be of the impending close
Read MoreThe poverty level in the Philippines has remained unchanged since 2006 despite a skyrocketing stock market and the robust economy. The problem, say ex
Read MoreThe Philippines has become one of Asia's hottest markets for share and bond sales, getting a boost from a buoyant stock market and its recent acquisit
Read MoreThe news that Fitch Ratings has given investment grade rating to the Philippines was generally accepted with jubilation from the local and foreign inv
Read MorePresident Aquino has been included by Time magazine on its latest annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Aquino joined 22 other world
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Philippines to relax its foreign ownership rules to improve the business cli
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