
BOP deficit widens to $2.7 billion as GIRs continue to rise
The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) recorded a deficit of $2.3 billion in February 2026, bringing the cumulative shortfall for the first two months of…
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The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) recorded a deficit of $2.3 billion in February 2026, bringing the cumulative shortfall for the first two months of…
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Davao has become the commercial and communications center of Mindanao and the veritable capital city of Southern Philippines.
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The Gwapa Dabawenya Run is set to return as one of the most vibrant highlights of the racing weekend surrounding the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao, serving not only as a…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East ahead of the Monetary Board’s next meeting in April, as analysts…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged Wednesday that the Philippines remains a dangerous environment for the press but reaffirmed his administration’s…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East ahead of the Monetary Board’s next meeting in April, as analysts…
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DAVAO CITY — Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.’s University of Cebu dominated Davao Schools Athletic Foundation Incorporated’s (DASAFI) San Pedro College,…
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Malacañang on Tuesday designated Fire Chief Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Kwan Tiu as officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Fire Protection, replacing Chief Supt.…
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DAVAO CITY — Student-athletes will soon be representing their respective home provinces when they compete in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa in Agusan del Sur.
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The upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 Davao is shaping up to deliver a fierce and unpredictable contest as around 1,000 triathletes from 30 countries gear up for the…
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Cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $3.02 billion in January 2026, up 3.5 percent from $2.92 billion in the same month last year,…
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The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) position registered a $5.7-billion deficit in 2025, equivalent to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),…
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The Philippines’ outstanding external debt declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2025, while key indicators of debt sustainability improved, according to…
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DAVAO CITY — Around 200 entries are expected to join the Pilipinas Sambo Federation, Inc. National Open Championships from 15 to 17 March at the Sta. Ana…
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Davao Light and Power Company (Davao Light), the distribution unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., has begun laying a submarine cable across the Pakiputan Strait,…
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Filipinos now have more ways to open Personal Equity and Retirement Accounts (PERA) as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expands a pilot program that…
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The award, which recognizes BSP’s modernization of the management of Philippine forex reserves, comes as the country’s gross international reserves (GIR)…
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The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) has filed the proposed “Ginhawa sa Paghahanap ng Trabaho Act,” which aims to simplify job application requirements,…
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