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FDI inflows rise to 3-month high

By Keisha Ta-Asan | May 12, 2026 - 12:00am

Foreign direct investment inflows rebounded to a three-month high in February as foreign capital continued to flow into...

Business

Foreign debt service burden soars to $1.5 billion

By Keisha Ta-Asan | April 22, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s external debt service burden surged at the start of the year, driven largely by a sharp increase...

Business

Philippines external position improves as net liability narrows in 2025

By Keisha Ta-Asan | April 1, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ net external liability position narrowed at the end of 2025, as faster growth in foreign assets outpaced...

Business

Foreign debt slips to $147.65 billion in Q4

By Keisha Ta-Asan | March 16, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s foreign debt edged lower in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting net sales of Philippine debt securities...

Business

DOJ orders visa relief for overstaying foreigners

By Ghio Ong | March 14, 2026 - 12:00am

Foreign nationals staying in the country and affected by disruption of global flights due to the Middle East conflict may...

Headlines

February 25, 1986 in foreign reports

By Todd Sales Lucero | February 25, 2026 - 12:00am

Today, 40 years ago, Corazon C. Aquino took the presidential oath of office, held at Club Filipino in San Juan, at around 10:46 A.M., administered by Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee Sr. An hour later, Ferdinand...

Freeman Opinion

Foreign reserves climb to record $112.5 billion in January

By Keisha Ta-Asan | February 9, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s gross international reserves  rose to $112.5 billion as of end-January, marking a fresh high and...

Business

EDITORIAL — It starts with intolerance

December 14, 2025 - 12:00am

As per foreign reports, four Afghan men were ordered to report to the Taliban government's Department of Vice and Virtue...

Freeman Opinion

Dollar reserves climb to $105.9 billion in August

By Keisha Ta-Asan | September 7, 2025 - 12:00am

The country’s foreign exchange buffer inched higher in August, boosted by rising gold prices and earnings from the Bangko...

Business

Pag-upa ng lupa ng mga dayuhan hanggang 99 taon

By Gemma Garcia | September 7, 2025 - 12:00am

Para mas makahikayat ng mga dayuhang mamumuhunan, nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang Republic Act 12252 o Act Liberalizing the Lease of Private Lands by Foreign Investors, na nagpapahintulot sa mga foreign...

Bansa