JOSUE ISAI RAMOS FIGUEROA-UNSPLASHBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterA PROPOSAL to extend the land lease for foreigners to 99 years is expected to boost the Philippine real estate sector amid increased foreign demand.“The approval of the proposed measure should also

REUTERSBANKING and consumer stocks are expected to do well in 2025 amid lower interest rates and faster economic growth.“Banks should continue to do well,” April Lynn Lee-Tan, chief equity strategist at COL Financial Group, Inc., said in a Viber message.

FREEPIKA lawmaker wants the death penalty back — by firing squad, rather than by lethal injection. House Bill No. 11211, filed by Zamboanga City Rep. Khymer Adan T. Olaso, proposes the death penalty for all public officials — from the

BW FILE PHOTOTHE DEPARTMENT of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will use its 2025 budget for data centers for Subic Data Center (SDC) instead of investing in new facilities due to limited funding.“One of our challenges is budgetary constraints when

UNSPLASHDIGITAL LENDING is expected to grow further in the next three to five years, with demand to be driven by the increasing number of tech-savvy individuals in the Philippines and small borrowers in need of funding, financial technology company AND