
BSP eyes rate hike amid oil surge
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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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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Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Wednesday that his administration is accelerating a P1.76 billion stimulus package to shield residents from…
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Even as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. urges calm over spiraling oil prices triggered by the Middle East crisis, Filipinos are feeling the strain of…
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Pulse Asia reported that 59 percent of Filipino adults believe the national government should act urgently to curb inflation.
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Inaction on inflation control has left many feeling disillusioned and betrayed, particularly as they navigate the escalating costs of living.
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Energy officials warned that continued spikes could push inflation beyond the government’s target.
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing a broader science agenda that reaches beyond laboratories and into public planning, regional…
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If the war ends and oil production facilities in the affected ME countries were to be switched back on, we could still be facing a shortage that cannot be…
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Venezuelan inflation soared to 475 percent in 2025, the highest in the world, driven by a tightening of U.S. sanctions in the lead-up to the ouster of leader…
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Heightened oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict may push inflation to 4 percent as early as April, potentially limiting the central bank’s room…
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February's 2.4 percent headline inflation is within BSP's 2.3 to 3.1 percent forecast range, but escalation of conflict in the Middle East could trigger higher…
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Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in the Philippines climbed to 2.5 percent in February 2026, up from 1.6 percent in January, the Philippine…
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Former Bayan Muna representative and House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Isagani Zarate warned Thursday that the Philippines could face a surge in inflation in…
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Inflation may spike to as high as 4.0 percent in the coming months due to rising oil prices stemming from the Iranian conflict in the Middle East, according to…
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Years from now, the question will not be whether conditions were ideal. The question will be whether time was allowed to work on your behalf or whether it…
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The lesson, for the Philippines, is both urgent and familiar: the country’s economic fate is tied, inescapably, to the stability of a world it does not control.
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Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is among the country’s largest airport public-private partnership (PPP) projects, managed by Aboitiz InfraCapital,…
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March began with a celebration of love as actors and musical theater mainstays Jerald Napoles and Kim Molina officially became husband and wife in a seaside…
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