Business World - August 12, 2025

PHILIPPINES LANDS 32ND IN 44-COUNTRY RETIREMENT DESTINATIONS

BSP: August rate cut ‘quite likely’

Gov’t to ask US to exempt PHL chip exports from tariffs

Recto says extending rice import suspension beyond October unlikely

Tapping into technology incubators for entrepreneurial growth

FDI jumps 21% in May, down in first 5 months

CMEPA: From law to implementation

PHL fiscal support limited in face of tariff turmoil — BMI

DoF expecting to file tax amnesty bill this year

Online gambling could be reined in via KYC, minimum bets, Go says

PHL, Canada agree to collaborate on plant health, regulatory dev’t

FDI,

Indian dialysis group NephroPlus planning $50-M expansion in PHL

Agus-Pulangi rehab on track for completion within Marcos term

Land costs, LGU snags behind more modest 4PH housing goals

BSP,

JG Summit income surges to P10.7B on core business gains

Aboitiz, Yuchengco partner to expand TARI Estate in Tarlac

AC Health eyes wider reach with Temasek-backed ABC Impact capital

Globe marks 50 years on PSE, commits to narrowing digital divide

Manila Water expects to complete Wawa takeover by Sept.

ACEN International secures $100-million loan for projects

South Palms MGallery opens as 1st 5-star hotel in Panglao Shores

Rice,

Accor to revive Sofitel presence in Philippines with Cebu opening

Chip,

S. Korea’s SK Hynix sees AI memory market to grow 30% a year to 2030

Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government

SoftBank selects investment banks for US public offering of payments app PayPay

USPS blocks shipping of illicit vapes in boost for Big Tobacco

China’s Ab&B Bio-Tech shares soar 170% driven by retail demand

The Iloilo City way of good governance for shared prosperity

Global growth and changing share in GDP

MUSINGS

The Supreme Court — fallible, overstepping, pliable

Defending non-disputed waters and West Philippine Sea claims

Equities edge higher in Asia; Japan Nikkei futures near record top

Crude oil prices slide as market eyes US-Russia talks on Ukraine

Soybeans rise as Trump hopes China buys more beans

Gold slips as market focus on Ukraine

Copper futures up on weak dollar, China demand hopes

Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at UN in September

Prominent Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken for questioning, sources say

South Korea, Vietnam leaders pledge deeper ties amid challenges

Big man AJ Edu ranks second in shot blocking in FIBA Asia Cup

Houston Astros jump on Max Fried early to put away NY Yankees

Creamline faces unbeaten PLDT in PVL semifinals

Filipinas in must-win match against top team Myanmar in Asean Women’s-MSIG Serenity Cup

Alibaba Cloud to power first Youth Olympic Games in Africa

Nationals dominate Giants; Justin Verlander reaches career milestone

Umpire Jen Pawol earns praise after her day behind the plate

Marcos’ comments on Taiwan ‘misinterpreted’

Marcos: 6,000 flood control projects lacked key details, bulk awarded to 15 firms

Group files fresh motion to reverse junking of VP impeachment case

Podul may intensify into typhoon — PAGASA

Bill eases GSIS benefits requirement

Flood control website

Target set for Marikina project

2.7M registered for BSKE polls

Gov’t fully awards T-bills as rates drop on BSP policy easing hints

IC places health maintenance organization CareHealth Plus under liquidation

Potential entry of Apple Pay, Google Pay to help propel digital payments growth

PSEi sinks to 6,200 level on economic concerns

Hyun Bin on travel and acting

Disney settles lawsuit with fired Mandalorian actress Gina Carano

Peso climbs on BSP, Fed rate cut hopes

The Conversation,

T-bills,

Payments,

Netf lix is now using generative AI — but it risks leaving viewers and creatives behind

3 films enter 73rd awards with 10 nominations each

Pinoy Sudoku Crossword

Below is the complete list of nominees: