
Jinggoy seeks 50 percent cut on OFW remittance fee
Recognizing that overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) remittances are a key driver of economic growth, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a measure seeking to slash…
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Recognizing that overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) remittances are a key driver of economic growth, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a measure seeking to slash…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) resumed issuing guarantee letters for medical and burial assistance Monday, even as direct cash aid…
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that average headline inflation for 2025 settled at 1.7 percent, well below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
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Corruption issues plaguing the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. dragged down the Philippine economy in 2025, with annual gross domestic…
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Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has ordered the suspension of classes and local government work on 9 January to mark the Feast of the Black…
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Without a clear path to restoring integrity in public finance and reinvigorating government-led investment, the benefits of external opportunities and easier…
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The growth of the Philippine economy hinges on restoring investor confidence through the Marcos Jr. administration’s ability to address corruption within its…
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The internet is undergoing a quiet fracture. By 2026, researchers say, a growing share of online content will no longer be created for human readers, but for…
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Infrastructure spending continued to contract in October 2025 amid the fallout from the flood control scandal, according to the Department of Budget and…
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Inflation for December is projected to settle between 1.2 and 2.0 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.
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Residential property prices rose by 1.9 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, marking a sharp slowdown from the 7.5 percent growth recorded in the…
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Weak trade-in-goods is attributed to the forecast deficit in the Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) position until 2026, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
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‘A 6 percent inflation rate means that your P100 can buy only about P94 worth of goods and services. But with inflation down to just 1.6 percent in 2025, that…
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The currency is also expected to receive strong support from typical accounting year-end activities, where businesses may engage in window-dressing to polish…
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Despite the celebratory mood during the holidays, consumer groups shared with Nosy Tarsee a wish following the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) directive…
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Residential property prices rose by 1.9 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, marking a sharp slowdown from the 7.5 percent growth recorded in the…
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Were the proceeds from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ gold sales from January to 24 June used to plug over P200 billion in Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs)?
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The Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) is projected to return to a deficit for the first time in two years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on…
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