
Consumer sentiment still negative ahead of energy crisis – BSP
Consumer confidence remained pessimistic even before the escalation of the Middle East conflict, as Filipinos stayed wary amid lingering concerns over…
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Consumer confidence remained pessimistic even before the escalation of the Middle East conflict, as Filipinos stayed wary amid lingering concerns over…
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Business and consumer confidence plunged following the escalation of the Middle East crisis, reflecting renewed pessimism amid domestic and global economic…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral…
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday that Manila and Quezon City have resumed enforcing ordinances that prohibit residents from appearing…
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The medium-term picture depends on one critical variable: how long the Middle East conflict will sustain elevated energy prices.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects headline inflation to exceed its 2 to 4 percent target range this year and in 2027, as spillover effects from the…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral…
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The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines said it supports efforts to strengthen the protection of workers, but warned that sweeping restrictions may…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped further on Thursday, closing at 5,983.81 (-0.10 percent), extending its cautious drift as investors stayed…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s Monetary Board has raised interest rates by 25 basis points in response to mounting economic pressures from the ongoing…
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Business organizations in Metro Cebu on Wednesday proposed a synchronized two-month lifting of truck bans to ease delivery backlogs and assess traffic…
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Kanda confirmed his bid on Wednesday, 22 April, ahead of the end of his current term in November 2026, framing the ADB’s role as increasingly central to a…
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will expand its use of traffic enforcement cameras to penalize littering and illegal parking alongside…
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The 2016 award also ruled that Reed Bank is a submerged feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
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The Philippine banking system continued to expand in early 2026, with total assets rising 8.3 percent year-on-year to P29.19 trillion in February, according to…
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A new policy briefing is calling on the Bank of Korea to accelerate financing for next-generation infrastructure as rising demand from digital systems…
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TOKYO (AFP) — Japan will relax its decades-old restrictions on arms exports, allowing the sale of lethal weapons overseas, government spokesman Minoru Kihara…
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