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The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently reported that the Duterte administration, within the last five years, has approved a total of 92 projects worth P3.86 trillion, most of which were big-ticket infrastructure projects financed by official development assistance (ODA) loans and grants.

The Philippine economy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022, possibly the slowest to bounce back within the region as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Moody’s Analytics.

Local business tycoon Dennis Uy of Davao now controls the country’s biggest natural gas venture near Palawan.

Local industry groups are calling on government to liberalize the agriculture sector to ensure food sufficiency.

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the securities sector is at medium risk for money laundering and terrorist financing, based on an assessment of investment companies, brokers, dealers and other capital market participants in the Philippines.

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is considering selling government properties to raise funds in preparation for a possible deterioration of the pandemic situation in the country due to more infectious COVID-19 variants

Expatriate Filipinos sent home more dollars in March after more workers got deployed abroad due to the easing of travel restrictions, according to the central bank.

A recent survey showed that the mental health of Filipino workers declined during the pandemic.

Government officials and employees who send inappropriate text messages and email, which are sexual in nature, to fellow workers may now face administrative sanctions, according to the Civil Service Commission (CSC)

After his controversial love affair with actress Jennica Garcia—the daughter of versatile thespian Jean Garcia and actor-politician Jigo Garcia—matinee idol Martin Escudero’s romance was far and between.