Philippines posts $706M BOP surplus in October
The Philippines booked a $706 million balance of payments (BOP) surplus in October 2025, reflecting stronger inflows and an improving external position, the…
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The Philippines booked a $706 million balance of payments (BOP) surplus in October 2025, reflecting stronger inflows and an improving external position, the…
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The United States (US) has granted additional exemptions from its 19 percent reciprocal tariff on selected Philippine agricultural exports, easing concerns…
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A 27-year-old man was arrested during an Oplan Bakal inspection inside Asia Night Disco in Barangay 1, San Lorenzo, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, after police…
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‘While economies continue to promote trade facilitation and deepen regional economic integration, rising trade-restrictive measures and trade remedies point to…
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A drug suspect was arrested during a buy-bust operation held at Brgy. Santol, Balagtas, Bulacan, on 24 October 2025.
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‘Threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right approach to engaging with China.’
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Philippine bananas currently face tariffs of up to 18 percent. Despite being Japan’s top supplier, the country’s market share fell to 75 percent in 2024 from…
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Phl Philippine exporters are being encouraged to expand into Australia and New Zealand, which trade officials identified as promising non-traditional markets…
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The Philippines is aiming to sign its first economic agreement with a Latin American country by next year, as talks on the Philippines-Chile Comprehensive…
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The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of International Trade Relations requested stakeholders to submit a detailed list of non-tariff measures for…
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The Philippines has long shown a knack for turning modest innovation investments into tangible results. We outperform several regional peers and remain…
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Filipino exporters facing tighter regulations and higher tariffs in traditional markets such as the United States are being encouraged to diversify into…
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As the world’s number one exporter of coconuts, the country is expected to bear the brunt of the 19 percent tariff imposed by the United States on the…
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We have this option to negotiate. We are a treaty ally of the US, and it is one of the many highlights of our current negotiation.
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DepDev Secretary Arsenio Balisacan: Insofar as the effects on the economy, I don’t expect that to be adverse.
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‘For now, we are sticking to double-digit growth. If anything, it seems we have a higher chance of exceeding rather than going below that income target’ —…
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A quick call to 911 on Saturday led to the swift arrest of a trespasser carrying an unlicensed firearm in Barangay Teacher Village East, Quezon City.
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‘The value added of semiconductors and electronics is not as high compared to the value-added of other exports.’
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