PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will sign the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on Jan. 5, 2026, according to Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Tuesday.

THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit sharply narrowed in November as expenditures contracted for a fourth month in a row, and revenue growth remained sluggish amid a corruption scandal. Data ...

LISTED property developer Arthaland Corp. has signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with its subsidiary Zileya Land Development Corp. (Zileya) and SEAI Metro Manila One, Inc. (SEAIMMO) to develop a ...

THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has partnered with the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) as it looks to boost depositor protection. PDIC and OGCC on Dec. 16 signed a ...

LONDON — Disney unit Lucasfilm last week won its bid to throw out a London lawsuit over the use of the likeness of a long-dead actor in a Star Wars spinoff movie. Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, was ...

Every December, before the holidays fully take over, I try to find a quiet corner somewhere to reflect on the year that has passed. This time, I ended up in a small coffee shop in BGC, watching people ...

On April 8, the Supreme Court of the Philippines approved the Rules on Extradition Proceedings through A.M. No. 22-03-29-SC, marking a major procedural reform on how the country handles extradition ...

THE PHILIPPINES climbed seven spots in the Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford Insights but scored low in securing artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and resilience. Read the full story.

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has mandated publicly listed companies (PLCs) and large non-listed entities (LNLs) to adopt Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) S1 and S2 for ...

TOKYO — Japan has a free hand in dealing with excessive moves in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, issuing the strongest warning to date on Tokyo’s readiness to intervene in ...