
Recto supports fresh rate cuts
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the average inflation for the first half of the year stood at 1.8 percent, below the BSP’s target range of…
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Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the average inflation for the first half of the year stood at 1.8 percent, below the BSP’s target range of…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index climbed back to 6,300 level with its total value nearing P7.35-billion net of extraordinary block sales.
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The US labor market is not doing as well as headlines suggest, a top Federal Reserve official said Friday, a day after making the case for an interest rate cut…
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‘Once this is cleaned up by the Commission, there should be a refund. They shouldn’t have charged those costs. This is an opportunity for rates to go down.’
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In the Philippines at present, earning a salary, binge-watching your favorite series, saving for the future — or even selling property —
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MORE Power’s average residential electricity rate increased slightly in July 2025, rising to ₱10.6149 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱10.5249 in June — an uptick…
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Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta said electricity rates can still go down, with reforms already showing…
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The lower T-bills’ rates reflected investors’ anticipation of low inflation risks, which could lead to further reduction of the policy rate by the Central…
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‘IEMOP should implement a policy framework that ensures defaulters are held accountable and that compliant members are protected from bearing the cost of…
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After two straight months of rate rollbacks, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is raising power rates by P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this July,…
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CMEPA will somewhat reduce our investment friction costs, aligning us more closely with our ASEAN neighbors.
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Senator Rodante Marcoleta has filed a bill seeking to remove the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on electricity sales at all stages, including generation,…
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Electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dropped in June as supply remained stable and demand declined with the onset of the rainy…
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Starting 16 July, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice to P43 per kilo, trimming it from…
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Aside from food, Dacanay said fuel prices briefly increased by 3 percent after Iran and Israel exchanged missile attacks in the second to third weeks of the…
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Meeting the SDG 7 by 2030 may not be achieved at the current rate of progress.
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The Visayan Electric announced a power rate reduction for residential customers in Metro Cebu, with a P0.13 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) decrease reflected in the…
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After the PhilHealth subsidy was lopped off, it was Senate President Chiz Escudero and Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe who aggressively defended…
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