THE PHILIPPINE government is hopeful that it can still negotiate for a lower US tariff rate ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline as President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. heads to the US next week.

The recent decision by the United States to impose a 20 percent tariff on Philippine exports is a wake-up call for the ...

The ASEAN communique did not name the US, but its opposition to the tariffs was obvious, expressing concern over “rising ...

FARMERS said any tariff concessions extended to the US on agricultural goods will favor “privileged importers” while harming workers and the environment.

The Philippine economy appears stable on the surface. The currency stands at P56.33 per dollar. Foreign exchange reserves ...

THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) called on the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) to exercise the authority to suspend and cancel Wholesale ...

China Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold constructive talks in Malaysia, signalling a cautious diplomatic ...

Why are US stocks going up while the dollar is going down? US equity markets hit fresh record highs last week. This defied the dollar’s worst performance since 1973, as corporate America’s AI ...

The world has become less predictable, less rules-based, and more shaped by the impulses of strongmen and short-term ...

Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Justin Wayne Tkatchenko, CBE, BEM, OL, MP, attended the 32nd ASEAN Regional ...

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) again upgraded its capital raising target this year to P186.3 billion from P170 billion originally. This, as more companies are expected to tap local equities to ...

In a dark museum hall, a seven-year-old girl stared intently at a black-and-white image of corpses strewn haphazardly in a ...