
Power bill reprieve extended until October
Millions of electricity consumers will continue to be protected from service disconnections and will have more time to pay their electricity bills after the…
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Millions of electricity consumers will continue to be protected from service disconnections and will have more time to pay their electricity bills after the…
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Cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) slipped to a 12-month low in May, although inflows for the first five months of 2026 remained higher…
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The Department of Justice–Board of Claims has awarded P470,000 in financial compensation to a 10-year-old rape victim from Guimaras under the Victims…
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S&P said the uptick was driven by stronger new orders, which encouraged manufacturers to raise production for a second straight month.
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The decline in foreign direct investment was driven by a 91.7 percent drop in net investments in debt instruments - $44 million from $522 million in April…
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The Philippines is expecting a grand and festive atmosphere when it hosts the inaugural Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games in 2027 as officials anticipate a…
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Bank lending and domestic liquidity (M3) both expanded at a faster pace in May, signaling sustained economic activity amid continued demand for credit from…
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Bank lending and domestic liquidity (M3) both expanded at a faster pace in May, signaling sustained economic activity amid continued demand for credit from…
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The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) climbed to a three-month high in June, providing the country with a stronger buffer against external shocks…
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The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) climbed to a three-month high in June, providing the country with a stronger buffer against external shocks…
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The Economy and Development Council approved a P10.07-billion Philippine Geothermal Resource Derisking Facility, a government-backed financing mechanism to…
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Inflation eased for the second consecutive month in June, declining to 6.4 percent from 6.8 percent in May, falling within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’…
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Digital bank Maya will reduce its InstaPay transfer fee to P10 from P15 beginning Monday, 6 July, joining a growing number of financial institutions lowering…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) is assisting the families of the victims of the Tacloban school shooting in applying for financial aid under the government’s…
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Headline inflation likely continued to ease in June as lower fuel prices and declining costs of key food items helped temper price pressures, although…
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The Philippines' net external liability position widened to $54.9 billion as of end-March 2026, equivalent to 11.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), as…
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Foreign currency deposit unit (FCDU) loans extended by banks operating in the Philippines declined by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting…
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‘We need to factor in the Middle East conflict when forecasting demand. Developers are not just looking at remittances but also at the rising cost of…
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