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MANILA, Philippines —  Personal remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 2.6 percent to $3.13 billion in March from $3.05 ..

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investment commitments approved by investment promotion agencies (IPAs) plunged by 82 percent in the first quarter..

Personal remittances by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $9.40 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a 2.7 percent increase from $9.15 billion..

MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos rose 2.6% in March from a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday, though ..

When money flows into the hands of women who have the authority to use it, everything changes — for women, their families and their communities...

THE Philippines could face a significant housing shortage by 2030 as its population ages and fewer adults form households, experts warned. During a w..

The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded bids for the double-tenor treasury bonds auctioned on Wednesday, marked by high demand for the governme..

THE PHILIPPINE government should reform its housing policies as more Filipinos live with extended families — a sign that traditional family stru..

Years ago, I worked as a volunteer staff nurse at the Emergency Room Department of a district hospital in Laguna. Like many young idealists fresh out ..

More than one in four Filipino households now live in extended or multifamily arrangements, a sign that traditional family structures are shifting&mda..

MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration was able to raise its planned amount of longer-dated local debts during Wednesday’s dual-t..

Nearly half a century after the Philippines initiated the construction of what would eventually become a mothballed nuclear power plant in Bataan in t..

Despite notable economic growth and massive government spending on social protection programs, poverty in the Philippines remains deeply entrenched&md..

THE GOVERNMENT needs to focus on improving teaching quality and make up for school days lost to weather disturbances as the immediate priorities in im..

“I’m really looking forward to my Pap smear today—said no woman ever” is a sentiment shared by legions of females for good rea..