UnionBank tops Visa card spending in 2025
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) emerged as the top issuer in Visa credit card payment volume in the Philippines in 2025, reflecting the growing use…
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Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) emerged as the top issuer in Visa credit card payment volume in the Philippines in 2025, reflecting the growing use…
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Consumption and services alone cannot sustain long-term economic development. A nation grows not merely by spending but by building.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected earthquake-hit areas in Sarangani and assured residents that government assistance and recovery programs are…
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‘We expect the BSP to hike the policy rate by 50 bps to 5.0 percent from 4.5 percent, as elevated inflation remains the key policy concern despite softer…
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Standard Chartered Bank expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to raise interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) at its monetary policy meeting on…
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Protecting personal time is essential for long-term mental and emotional health
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The Philippines’ outstanding external debt declined slightly to $147.35 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026 from $147.65 billion at the end of…
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More Filipinos, particularly those requiring specialized cancer treatment, are expected to benefit from expanded access to radiation oncology services…
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Philippine conglomerates face roughly P1.6 trillion — about $26 billion — in debt obligations maturing between 2027 and 2029.
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According to BPI lead economist Emilio Neri Jr., interest rate hikes by the central bank in response to Gulf-driven inflation could support the local currency…
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Tighter monetary policy by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could help support the Philippine peso, which remains near record lows against the US dollar…
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Budget documents run thousands of pages long and are filled with technical language that can be difficult for the public to decipher.
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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‘The slower inflation print reduces the urgency for an off-cycle rate hike in the near term. However, a substantial increase in the policy rate at the next…
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Outstanding loans extended by universal and commercial banks grew by 11.4 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 10.7 percent expansion recorded in…
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Domestic liquidity (M3) expanded by 12.2 percent year-on-year to P20.3 trillion in April, slightly higher than the revised 12.1 percent growth recorded in…
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A breathtaking convergence of patriotic pride and high fashion unfolds at the SM Mall of Asia Central Atrium from 28 May to 12 June, as Filipiniana x Obra — a…
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