Expect 10 to 15 working-day delay in passport release: DFA
Expect delays in the release of passport applications filed beginning the last week of March due to logistical and supply chain issues arising from the crisis…
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Expect delays in the release of passport applications filed beginning the last week of March due to logistical and supply chain issues arising from the crisis…
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The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) declined to $107.5 billion as of end-March 2026, reversing the record-high level posted in February,…
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Electricity, food, postharvest, transport, and logistics costs for rice all grew due to higher fuel charges. Inflation rose 4.1 percent in march from 2.4…
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The US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty is real. But it comes with a clause: action happens ‘in accordance with constitutional processes.’
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March headline inflation accelerated beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) projection, which the central bank largely attributed to higher fuel prices…
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Another Filipina has been killed along with her Israeli husband by a missile attack that struck Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, amid sustained hostilities in the…
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Another Filipina has died in Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Monday.
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Loans extended by banks’ foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) rose in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting steady demand for dollar funding from…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro held a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign…
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The BoP deficit is projected to reach $7.8 billion in 2026 and $8.5 billion in 2027, or 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent of GDP, respectively, and deeper than the…
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Growth in domestic liquidity accelerated in February, while bank lending remained broadly steady, reflecting sustained credit activity despite tighter monetary…
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The Philippines’ external position is expected to remain under pressure through 2026 and 2027, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projecting a widening…
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Nearly 8,000 foreign-flagged vessels sailed through Philippine maritime zones in March this year alone without responding to radio challenges, raising fresh…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects inflation to rise within a range of 3.1 percent to 3.9 percent as the country braces for the first round of…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects inflation to rise within a range of 3.1 percent to 3.9 percent as the country braces for the first round of…
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Inflation likely rose to 3.9 percent in March — up from 2.4 percent in February but still within the government’s target range — as the first-round effects of…
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Business confidence had improved sharply in February, prior to the escalation of the Middle East conflict, pointed out the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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