Managing purse when world was crumbling
Raising interest rates is a tool for demand-driven price pressures, not for the supply-side shocks now at work: oil, food and weather.
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economy
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Honda updates Click160 for 2027
Honda Philippines launches the 2027 Click160 at P110,000, featuring a revised 157cc eSP+ engine, sportier styling, 46.7 km/L claimed fuel economy, USB Type-C…
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Green economy offers path
Research presented at Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 highlights how ecosystem restoration, green financing and sustainable livelihoods could boost Southeast…
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Vincent Soberano sweeps Bali International AI Film Festival
‘In the end, it looked like a one-hour pilot episode but also a full-length feature movie.’
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IMF warns global shocks could widen rich-poor gap
“A prolonged conflict in the Middle East could put additional pressures on inflation and slow down growth,” IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro said, warning…
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Social fintech a 2-in-1 solution to poverty and plastic pollution
Plastic Bank also provides waste pickers with food vouchers, accident and health insurance, school kits and tools of the trade.
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Threads of pride: First Lady’s LIKHA 5 empowers grassroots artisans
This signature project of the First Lady serves as a robust economic engine dedicated to championing the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises.
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September foreign reserves fall to lowest level since 2023
The Philippines' foreign reserves dropped below $100 billion in September, marking the lowest level since 2023 due to central bank operations, government…
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Manila maintains trillion-peso economy status
Manila secures its trillion-peso economy status in 2025, contributing 14.6% to Metro Manila's GDP. Services dominate at 77.4%, with transportation and…
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Last quarter scenarios
In the Philippines, the rising cost of living remains the public’s foremost concern, closely followed by corruption.
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Palace: Duterte camp sabotaging economy
The Marcos administration accuses Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp of fueling political uncertainty and economic concerns, while Duterte criticizes the…
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Will Manila wilt when Godzilla roars?
The critical window for a climate response — October to December — is precisely when the impeachment case will be most intense and political attention most…
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Cebu growth slows sharply
Cebu’s economy grew in 2025 but at a slower pace, with Cebu Province expanding 2.7 percent and Cebu City 5.8 percent as the latest PSA-7 data showed mixed…
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SM expands waste diversion and circular economy ecosystem
In partnership with Friends of Hope, around 80,000 kilograms of consumer plastics have been diverted and processed since 2021.
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DEPDev eyes digital overhaul of business registration
DEPDev proposes nine reforms to simplify business registration and closure, improve digital government systems and reduce compliance costs for businesses.
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Firms, households turn less pessimistic on economy
Philippine businesses and consumers became less pessimistic about economic conditions, with firms turning more upbeat about the months ahead and households…
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ADB cuts Philippine growth forecasts for 2026, 2027
ADB cuts its Philippine growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, citing the Middle East conflict, weaker investment, El Niño risks and slower public infrastructure…
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