Diesel prices are expected to go down next week as the fragile US-Iran ceasefire holds. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, ...

Eli Remolona Jr. — IAN NICOLAS P. CIGARAL MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration’s bid to secure the Philippines’ first-ever “A” credit rating has weakened after ...

A gasoline attendant fills up a vehicle at a petroleum station in Quezon City on March 2, 2026. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C.

More than 8 million consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will receive bigger power bills this month after the electricity distributor announced a rate hike of ...

Oil prices climbed and most stocks fell Thursday on fears over the nascent US-Iran ceasefire after Tehran threatened to ...

Asian Development Bank has slashed its 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines. Photo by TED ALJIBE / Agence France-Presse MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank slashed its growth ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has asked lenders to remove the repayment term limit for salary loans to give retail borrowers, including teachers, more flexibility in ...

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) saw its energy sales fall by 1.8 percent in the first three months of 2026, with cooler weather and economic pressures curbing ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received broad support for its plan to lift the moratorium on online lending platforms while tightening capital requirements, ...

Growth in the “sari-sari” store sector shifted toward the provinces in 2025, with regional hubs outpacing Metro Manila in ...

A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Wall Street stocks trekked higher on Thursday on hopes the ...