THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered the disposal of over 500 metric tons of misdeclared and smuggled vegetables. Citing the Bureau of Plant Industry’s (BPI) food safety analyses, the DA ...

AMERICAN Express’ (AmEx) top brass reassured investors concerned about intensifying competition for affluent customers after resilient spending by cardholders helped the company surpass second-quarter ...

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IT MAY BE a little hard to remember now, but try to recall before the days of the Chinese brand boom here. Though spoiled for choice, we had 25 or so less brands then than we do today.

Luxury group Kering’s partner in Valentino was quick to rule out a newspaper report on Friday that the two were considering selling the Italian fashion label.

THE PHILIPPINES’ external debt service burden rose to nearly $5 billion at end-April due to higher amortization payments, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the US food supply from adversaries including China, ...

The Philippine Peso is still undervalued by 50.4% against the dollar, according to the latest release of the Big Mac Index by The Economist. With the Big Mac costing $6.01 in the US, compared with the ...

JOR-EL ESPINA is paying tribute to Patis Tesoro, but also lucky enough to collaborate with a designer who is sometimes called the Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion.

YIELDS on government securities (GS) were mixed last week as players remained defensive due to the global market volatility caused by the Trump administration’s trade policies.

Nestlé said it will undertake environmental restoration projects in partnership with reforestation startup re.green and chocolatier Barry Callebaut in Brazil, seeking to plant millions of trees in ...

THE PHILIPPINES is open to lowering duties on selected imports from the US to zero as part of tariff negotiations with Washington, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said.