Peso purchasing power falls to 73 centavos
The Philippine peso’s purchasing power has fallen to its lowest since 2018 as inflation accelerates to 7.2 percent, driven by rising fuel, food, and transport…
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The Philippine peso’s purchasing power has fallen to its lowest since 2018 as inflation accelerates to 7.2 percent, driven by rising fuel, food, and transport…
‘Inflation will start to hurt. And it did. We had roughly 7 percent last April due to power costs, and also supply. Property owners should cut building costs…
The broader economic downturn the Philippines is currently experiencing may trigger spillover effects in the real estate market, according to property…
Grab Philippines funded a one-month demand-boost campaign that helped homegrown food merchants increase orders by an average of 30%, while offering debt relief…
Philippine stocks climbed while the peso strengthened after softer-than-expected US inflation boosted hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Foreign investors…
Philippine stocks and the peso rallied after inflation slowed to 6.8 percent in May, boosting investor confidence that price pressures may have peaked and…
Philippines’ foreign reserves dropped to a 15-month low in April as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas intervened to curb peso weakness, with GIR falling to…
External debt, meanwhile, jumped 4.81 percent to P5.95 trillion from P5.68 trillion, as the peso’s depreciation inflated the peso equivalent of foreign…
If promises were indeed unkept, the current financial problems of the government militates against any attempt to squeeze money from the treasury.
Philippine government debt hit a record P18.49 trillion in March 2026 as the peso’s sharp depreciation against the US dollar inflated the value of foreign…
Philippine inflation surged to 7.2% in April 2026, its fastest pace in three years, as the Middle East petroleum crisis drives up food, transport, and utility…
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell 1.26% as investors turned risk-off amid inflation concerns, rising oil prices, Fed policy uncertainty, and peso…
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index extended its decline as the peso strengthened, with the PSEi closing at 6,013.10 amid the US blockade of the Strait of…
Electricity rates in Ilocos Norte rose in April as INEC blamed higher fuel costs, a weaker peso and increased transmission and ancillary charges. Learn how the…
The Philippine peso’s purchasing power has declined sharply over eight years, with P1 in 2018 now worth just 75 centavos, as inflation rises to 4.1% in March…
The Philippine peso hits a record low, breaching the P60 mark amid escalating Middle East tensions and soaring global oil prices. Discover how geopolitical…