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PSEi rises further, PHP weakens vs. USD

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The local bourse's main index rose for the third straight session Thursday, boosted by the cut in the US Federal Reserve's key rate Wednesday. The peso, however, depreciated agains... Read More


PSEi up, peso ends sideways

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Hopes for further reduction in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) key rates party boosted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), while the peso stood its ground against th... Read More


WTO's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to help lift PH GDP: economist

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Domestic growth is expected to get a lift from the implementation of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which prevents subsidies that result in ... Read More


PH startups surpass Indonesia's in terms of funding in H1 '25

Manila, Sept. 17 -- Around 15 startups from the Philippines have received funding of around USD86.4 million in the first half of 2025, surpassing for the first time their counterparts in Indonesia, wh... Read More


Vehicle sales up on annual basis in August 2025

Manila, Sept. 16 -- Sale of motor vehicles grew by 0.2 percent or 305,381 units on an annual basis in August, latest market data showed. Bulk of the sales are accounted for by commercial vehicles at ... Read More


Stocks up on bargain hunting, peso recovers

Manila, Sept. 16 -- Bargain hunting lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) Tuesday, and this benefited the peso. The main equities index rose 1.51 percent to 6,148.74 points, and the broad... Read More


Expert: Personalized communication pieces still better than AI-made

MANILA, Sept. 12 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) makes jobs of communications practitioners easier, but experts said it should only be used as a tool and not as a replacement for meaningful work. Nor... Read More


ARTA chief hopeful for additional funding to boost manpower, capacity

Manila, Sept. 10 -- The chief of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is hopeful that their request for at least PHP80 million allocation for 2026 will be approved, to further boost their capacity to in... Read More


Amended Investors Lease Act to boost employment opportunities

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Investments and employment opportunities in the agriculture and industry sectors, among others, are seen to be bolstered by the amended Investors' Lease Act, which extends the lease... Read More


5 Alternergy bids included in DOE's green energy auction

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Five renewable energy (RE) projects nationwide of publicly-listed firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation (Alternergy) were accepted under the Department of Energy's (DOE) fourth green... Read More