17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (593+ words) BETTER JOBS for Filipinos will come from firms that can grow. Jobs with higher pay, stronger skills, and dignity at work require companies that invest, adopt technology, train workers, reach larger markets, and compete. For business, this is a growth…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1581+ words) By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES is pinning its hopes on its new upper middle-income status and solid fundamentals to position itself as a major investment and supply chain hub in Southeast Asia. However, with growing competition from…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1039+ words) EVERY CRISIS exposes the same competitive divide. Some organizations emerge smaller. Others emerge stronger. The difference is rarely the crisis itself—it is whether the workforce was prepared long before the disruption began. Two types of leaders are revealed: those…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1427+ words) By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter THE Philippine central bank should take the long view when calibrating its monetary policy, even in the face of sudden, short-term shocks, as global economic conditions become increasingly uncertain and volatile. When deciding on its stance,…...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1232+ words) OVER the past few years, the world has become a lot more uncertain for businesses globally, but more so for Filipino companies. Global “black swan” events, domestic challenges, and now the accelerating disruption from artificial intelligence (AI) present increasingly complex…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (479+ words) OUTSTANDING external debt neared $155 billion to hit a new record, with the National Government (NG) and the private sector taking on new obligations, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. The BSP reported that the debt stock rose to $154.932 billion…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (265+ words) THE Department of Economy, Planning, and Development said it expects a rebound in job creation in the coming months, driven by seasonal hiring for the Christmas period and an anticipated recovery in the construction sector. “We expect some recovery in…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (693+ words) WEAK INVESTMENT and slowing economic growth could limit the economy’s ability to generate quality jobs, with the latest labor data showing that employment gains are not keeping pace with the growth of the workforce, GlobalSource Partners said. In a report,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) A SENATE Committee on Finance subcommittee on Thursday approved the proposed P86.27-billion budget of the Judiciary for 2027, with senators seeking faster case processing and fewer backlogs. Senator Francis Pancratius “Kiko” N. Pangilinan, who chairs the subpanel, said the Judiciary must…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (261+ words) EXECUTIVE Secretary Ralph G. Recto urged the government and economic estate developers to put up schools inside or near manufacturing hubs to train workers for industries expanding in those areas and narrow the gap between education and employment. The move would…...