A decade after the last major find, a new offshore gas discovery east of Malampaya has revived a long-running question in Philippine energy policy: how much time can domestic gas realistically buy before imports become…
Why Asia is paying attention to an industrial…
The Philippines rarely figures in conversations about Asia’s most competitive industrial real estate hubs. That is beginning to change. At the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2025, Aboitiz Economic Estates was named a finalist for Best…
Cebu Chamber calls for infrastructure reset as economy…
The Philippine economy is heading into 2026 with slowing growth and mounting structural risks, prompting the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry to release a white paper calling for decisive reforms in infrastructure planning, execution,…
Economic growth is intact — investor confidence isn’t
The Philippine economy is no longer overheating—but it is not stalling either. Instead, it is settling into something more uncomfortable: a slower, uneven expansion that exposes long-standing weaknesses just as global conditions turn less forgiving.…
Philippines tightens grip on e-games as PAGCOR moves…
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman and chief executive Alejandro Tengco is pushing ahead with a broad restructuring of the Philippines’ gaming landscape, framing recent regulatory tightening and the planned privatization of the state-run…
Filipino Gen Z and the new economics of…
For many young Filipinos, adulthood no longer feels like a launchpad; it feels like a lifeboat. Their peers abroad talk about “finding purpose” and “designing a life,” while Filipino Gen Zs are calculating if this…
Protect your ideas before sharing them with the…
As artificial intelligence blurs the boundaries between inspiration and imitation, the Philippines’ creative sector is facing a new urgency: protecting the very ideas that fuel its growth. During the opening of Design Week Philippines, Intellectual…
When stocks lose traction, bonds stay on track
Investors navigating the Philippine market are behaving as if they are changing lanes on a busy highway: even as stocks slow to a crawl under the weight of a deepening flood-control scandal, traffic in government…
‘Dalifornication’ hits China; the Philippines should take note
“Dalifornication” is the kind of phrase that sticks because it captures a cultural mood as much as a place. The Economist’s recent description of young Chinese “Dalifornia dreamin’” has turned the ancient city of Dali…