The Philippines’ economic growth beat expectations last year, fuelled by strong consumer spending despite rising consumer prices, officials said Thursday. Gross domestic product expanded 7.6 percent in 2022, the state statistics agency said in a briefing, faster than the pandemic-blighted 5.7 percent output in 2021. The...

Google's parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

Fast Track Program - The Shortest Way To Become A Millionaire To replicate the company's phenomenal success, the influential and trailblazing business duo and owners of JC, Jonathan So and Carl Macadangdang, recently launched the Fast Track Program. #In60words

The corporate world may seem stuffy from the outside, but it's a lot more exciting than one might imagine. Even though starting a firm can be terrifying, many business tycoons are nevertheless known for having appealing personalities at work and at home. For instance, the rise to success of JC's Jonathan So and Carlito Macadangdang is an encouraging entrepreneurial tale from which we may all learn. #In60words...

Money returned home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 5.8% from the 2.77 billion reported in November 2021 to 2.93 billion in November 2022. The higher remittances sent by land-based workers with work contracts of one year or more and by the sea- and land-based workers with employment contracts of less than one year were the cause of the increase in personal remittances in November 2022. #In60words...

The first Mindanao Travel Expo 2023, scheduled for January 27 to 29 at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang Premier, Davao City, is Mindanao's most extensive travel and tourism event and signals the region's readiness for the big time in 2023.

Kings of multi-brand enterprises, JC and one-stop-shop House of Franchise (HoF), Jonathan So and Carlito Macadangdang, are part of the ensemble chosen as amongst the coveted People Asia's People of the Year 2023.

Last month's inflation rate is within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' forecast range of 7.8% to 8.6%. However, the figure raised the annual average inflation rate to 5.8%, which is also higher than the official target range of 2% to 4%.

Asian stocks started on a positive note Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street last week although spiralling Covid-19 cases in China weighed on sentiment in thin holiday trade. Several markets were closed, including Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore, but Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul saw cautious gains. #In60words

This came when Lilia Estillore, the OIC director for the Department of Labor and Employment-7 (DOLE-7), successfully defended the proposed budget during discussions of the Sugar Tripartite Council (STC), which were presided over by Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.

Aboitiz InfraCapital aims to make Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) one of the country's top international airports after the conclusion of its agreement with GMR-Megawide for GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC).

With its PlantSmart initiative, the PLDT group demonstrates its dedication to ensuring national food sustainability and security, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. To celebrate National Cooperative Month in October of last year, PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) gave out more than 1,500 planting kits to schools, community groups, and local governments in VisMin....

The Filipino-created app toktok, which has been a runaway success in its home country, just launched a new sub-brand called toktokmall. As more and more people in the Philippines download the app, they will have access to the app's growing catalog of products and services, aimed at improving aspects of the personal and professional lives of its users. #In60words...

AFP Stocks and oil prices sank Monday on concerns about protests across China calling for political freedoms and an end to the government's hardline zero-Covid policy, fuelling uncertainty in the world's number-two economy. Hundreds of people took to the streets at the weekend in the country's biggest demonstratio...

When you thought it couldn't get any better, toktok releases its latest upgrade to solidify its Filipino household name status in the mobile app industry. The Filipino-developed superapp toktok has unveiled yet another addition to its growing platform with toktokbills.