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deficit

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$3-B BoP deficit seen until March
The Philippines posted a $3B balance of payments deficit in Q1 2025, driven by a widening trade gap and rising import costs, despite stronger demand for…
16 June 20252 MIN READ
DBM shrugs off yawning budget hole
The national government reported a budget deficit of P411.5 billion for the year until April, nearly 79 percent higher than the deficit posted in the same…
30 May 20252 MIN READ
Bastardized budget creates debt pile
Based on government data, the cumulative budget balance stood at a deficit of P411.5 billion for the first four months, due to a 13.57-percent increase in…
28 May 20253 MIN READ
Despite April surplus, gov’t bleeds P411.5B in first trimester
April surplus masks deeper fiscal woes as year-to-date deficit balloons under Marcos Jr. administration
27 May 20253 MIN READ