The Philippine central bank is seen to pause its tightening cycle amid slowing inflation. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASBy Keisha B. Ta-asan, ReporterTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to maintain the key benchmark interest rate at 6.25% on Thursday, amid easing inflation and

United States one-dollar bills are seen in this Nov. 14, 2014 file photo — REUTERSBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government may launch a retail dollar bond offering in the third quarter of 2023, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said.At a

People walk past a display at a flower shop in Dangwa, Manila, May 12, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY may expand at a much slower pace next year due to weak external demand and high base effects, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said

BW FILE PHOTOTHE NATIONAL Government’s gross borrowings declined by 9.46% in the first quarter, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. Data from the BTr showed that gross borrowings dropped to P979.762 billion in the January-to-March period, from P1.08 trillion in the same period a

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOMANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) expects energy sales volume to grow by 4% this year as households return to their normal consumption while commercial establishments surpass pre-pandemic power usage, a company official said.“Although we did end the first quarter at 2%, we’d like to

THE information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector is paying attention to the surging gig economy, the top official of an industry group said, describing freelancers as competition. “I would say it (freelancing) is something that we need to pay attention to. But it is

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is in talks with buyers for its four non-operational Bombardier DHC 8-300 with proceeds to be used for investments in newer generation planes.“It has been there for a while. Those are the old-generation Bombardiers. We are still negotiating with some

MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES 2022 Celeste Cortesi (L) and reigning Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel crown Michelle Marquez Dee as the new Miss Universe Philippines 2023 during the grand coronation night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on May 13, 2023. — PHILIPPINE

BOHOL-PANGLAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTTHE Mandanas ruling can help push public-private partnerships (PPP) between local government units (LGUs) and private companies, the top official of Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. said.In a chance interview on Wednesday, Cosette V. Canilao, president and chief executive officer of Aboitiz InfraCapital, said that