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MANILA – The Philippine economy contracted by slightly less than expected in the last quarter of 2020, official data showed on Thursday, helped by increased spending around the Christmas holidays.…

Farmers try to save their crops after the fields were flooded in Alicia, Isabela province, Nov. 23, 2020. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter FULL-YEAR agriculture…

FULL-YEAR agriculture output contracted for the first time since 2016, after the sector was battered by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a series of devastating typhoons, and the continued…

THE Philippine trade deficit widened to a nine-month high in December as month-on-month imports went up, potentially indicating improved consumer imports as economic activity picks up, data from the Philippine…

The trade deficit reached $21.8 billion in 2020, according to the statistics agency. — REUTERS By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter THE Philippine trade deficit widened to a nine-month high in…

THE Cavite government will look for a new partner to build an international airport at Sangley Point after it canceled the deal with MacroAsia Corp. and China Communications Construction Co.…

The government is scheduled to announce the preliminary estimates for fourth-quarter GDP today (Jan. 28). — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS By Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE Philippine economy shrank a little…

By Angelica Y. Yang THE industrial and logistics sector — among the most stable real estate assets last year — would lead the recovery of the country’s property market in…

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter BUDGET, regulations, cybersecurity, and inability to appreciate the benefits of technologies remain the top constraints that keep some companies from going digital, business leaders…

1 of 6 FROZEN meals in general get a bad rap due to stereotypes from the early days of microwave cooking, but also due to the fear that quality had…