
Stable prices mask deeper economic woes
‘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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‘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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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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The PSE Index is currently below 6,100 and is likely to end 2025 down by 7 percent compared with last year.
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‘All of the easing moves by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which started late last year up to now, could only do so much.’
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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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The review of 2025 is important, because this year did not move slowly. It rushed at us with speed and intensity, shaking foundations and exposing fault lines.
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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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Fuel prices are expected to move in mixed directions next week following the Christmas rollbacks, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.
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The BSP encourages the public to use digital or e-money as cash gifts to their godchildren, family, and friends. Using e-wallets and online banking offers a…
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Most of the Philippines will see isolated rain and thunderstorms as warm winds from the Pacific and the cold northeast monsoon continue to affect the…
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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed internet service providers to immediately block access to 50 online trading platforms operating…
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The BSP recorded a $225-million balance of payment surplus in November 2025, This was $48 million less than the $273 million posted the previous month.…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is encouraging all ninongs, ninangs, titos, titas, and would-be monitos and monitas to go cashless when giving Christmas…
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The BSP maintained that the current reserve level remains sufficient, providing external liquidity equivalent to 7.4 months’ worth of imports of goods and…
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‘At its foundation are displays of faith, shown through a nativity scene handcrafted from cornhusks, tree barks and sheets, brown paper bags and used…
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Filipino consumer confidence, a crucial indicator of growth, slumped in the fourth quarter amid widespread concerns over graft and corruption linked to the…
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