Phl growth plunges from 7.6% to 2.3% under Marcos
There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
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There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
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The 2.3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth the country posted in the second quarter of 2026 may not be as low as initially reported, according to…
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Security Bank Corp. reported P6.1 billion in net income for the first half of 2026, up 4 percent year-on-year, as stronger revenues, improved operating…
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The United States is expanding its economic and maritime cooperation with the Philippines, bringing hundreds of international investors to Manila for the Luzon…
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The Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) will bring together the Marcos administration’s economic team to discuss strategies for…
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The flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment process amplified the economic slowdown in the second quarter, economist and former Bangko Sentral ng…
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The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and P&A Grant Thornton have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen knowledge-sharing and…
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Now we have another opportunity. But this time, we have to build the foundations. Good governance is often discussed as a matter of morality. It is also…
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Sometimes the most important moments are not the signing ceremonies themselves, but the many months — even years — of conversations, negotiations and quiet…
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The Department of National Defense (DND) said Friday that Senior Undersecretary Irineo C. Espino met with Japanese lawmaker Fujita Fumitake of the Japan…
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China Bank Savings, the retail and thrift banking arm of major universal bank, China Banking Corporation, has sustained its profitability in the first half of…
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The Philippines' newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s shift in rhetoric during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) may pose challenges to his administration’s fiscal…
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Strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-related products and resilient domestic spending have prompted economists to raise the 2026 growth outlook for…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) kept its earnings steady in the first half of 2026, supported by sustained loan expansion, stable margins and…
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With the initiatives of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Marcos administration to provide exporters more foreign markets to sell their products,…
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Driving home from work the other day, I was feeling a little down. Blame it on life and how it had been treating me — it didn’t help that the skies looked…
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