UMIC status unlikely to deliver immediate gains — PSA Intelligence
The Philippines' newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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The Philippines' newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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Strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-related products and resilient domestic spending have prompted economists to raise the 2026 growth outlook for…
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Gross domestic product (GDP) growth likely slowed further to 1.9 percent in the second quarter of 2026 as persistently weak public infrastructure spending,…
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) kept its earnings steady in the first half of 2026, supported by sustained loan expansion, stable margins and…
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Philippine economic growth could drop to as low as 1.4 percent in the second quarter as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the domestic economy,…
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Philippine economic growth could slow to as low as 1.42 percent in the second quarter as the Gulf conflict continues to weigh on the domestic economy,…
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Driving home from work the other day, I was feeling a little down. Blame it on life and how it had been treating me — it didn’t help that the skies looked…
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Philippine National Bank (PNB) reported a 17 percent increase in net income for the first half of 2026 to P14.6 billion, up from P12.5 billion a year earlier,…
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Was it a good move? It may have been a reasonable one, executed with orthodox central banking logic, and not the reckless liquidation critics have painted it…
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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home…
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The Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) recorded a $3.4-billion surplus in June, the highest monthly level since September 2024, narrowing the country’s…
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Police have rescued a 17-year-old domestic helper accused of stealing more than P2.31 million worth of jewelry and watches from an employer’s condominium unit,…
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NEW DELHI (AFP) — India has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privately…
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Cebu Pacific (CEB) is tapping the Department of Tourism’s (DoT) latest domestic tourism campaign to drive passenger demand, rolling out one-way fares as low as…
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Resilience, however, shouldn’t be a substitute for good governance. We shouldn’t have to overcome self-inflicted wounds every single time.
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) reported a net income of P32.8 billion in the first half of 2026, nearly unchanged from the P33 billion earned over…
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A South Korean tourist was arrested Saturday evening after condominium security guards placed him under a citizen’s arrest for allegedly assaulting his…
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Bank lending and domestic liquidity (M3) both expanded at a faster pace in May, signaling sustained economic activity amid continued demand for credit from…
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