
Profit-taking, BSP jitters drag market, peso
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,114.81 on Wednesday, down 131.0 points, or 2.10 percent, while the peso snapped its recent winning…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,114.81 on Wednesday, down 131.0 points, or 2.10 percent, while the peso snapped its recent winning…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) surrendered part of Monday’s outsized gains, closing 27.13 points lower, or 0.43 percent, at 6,245.75 on Tuesday,…
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Consumers may see lower electricity bills this June after transmission charges declined in the May billing period, the National Grid Corporation of the…
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Consumers may see slight relief in their overall power bills this June after transmission charges declined last month, according to the National Grid Corp. of…
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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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The Eastern Police District (EPD) recorded a 42.11 percent decline in its eight focus crimes over a one-week period, logging just 11 incidents from 7 to 13…
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The common thread linking the drowned athletes, the displaced families in GenSan, the sweltering households, and the victims of manmade floods is a deep,…
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Diesel rolls back at P4/L, gasoline spikes anew
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The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that disrupted up to 800 megawatts (MW) of power capacity in Mindanao this week exposed vulnerabilities in the country’s…
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Two new studies are pointing to an unlikely contributor to declining birthrates: the smartphone. Researchers found that fertility rates, particularly among…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, gaining 66.30 points or 1.13 percent to close at 5,945.71, recovering much of Monday’s…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) have strengthened their partnership to crack down on electricity theft and the…
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Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have filed a bill seeking to repeal and replace the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, proposing updated benefits and expanded…
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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A bear roaming the streets of a Japanese city for three days forced the closure of nearly 100 schools Monday, as dozens of hunters and…
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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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The market closed at 5,879.41, down 58.97 points from Friday’s 5,938.38, even as the peso also lost strength against the US dollar amid renewed US-Iran…
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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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The BIR ruling removes the risk of unnecessary costs being baked into electricity bills by clarifying that the collections are merely passing through…
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