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  1. Loan growth lifts Chinabank profit to P22.6B

    Loan growth lifts Chinabank profit to P22.6B

    Chinabank reports a 12% increase in net income to P22.6 billion in the first nine months of 2026, driven by 19% loan portfolio growth, stronger interest…

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  2. EMILIO S. Neri Jr. is senior vice president and chief economist of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, the country’s largest bank by assets, trailing only BDO Unibank and slightly edging ahead of Metrobank and state-owned LandBank. The bank posted a total P49-billion net income in the first nine months of 2026.

    Phl recovery remains fragile — BPI

    Economic growth is projected to improve to 3.2 percent from 2.3 percent in the previous quarter but BPI economist Emilio Neri Jr. cautioned that the recovery…

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  3. OF the three Philippine brands ranked among ASEAN’s 20 most valuable, two are giants in the banking industry, with BDO retaining its position as the country’s leading brand, ranking 16th in the region despite a 4 percent decline in brand value to $3.5 billion; and Bank of the Philippine Islands, advancing nine places to 19th following a 37 percent increase to $3.2 billion. Brand Finance Asia Pacific said the gains among Philippine banks were helping the country’s banking sector outperform its regional counterparts.

    Philippine banking brands outpace ASEAN growth

    BDO Unibank retained its position as the Philippines’ most valuable brand in 2026, with a brand value of $3.5 billion, while the country’s banking brands…

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  6. BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr.’s optimism that growth and economic activity would most likely rebound early next year is based on his expectation that government and public infrastructure spending will eventually ramp up after experiencing major delays. A core pillar of his outlook is the assumption that high inflation will eventually moderate, helping restore purchasing power and economic activity. The BSP raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent on Thursday, 22 October 2026.

    Remolona pushes GDP recovery to Q1 2027

    Citing expected recovery in Philippine economic activity as a key consideration in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision Thursday last week to deliver a…

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  7. Economist bets on 2027 rebound

    Economist bets on 2027 rebound

    Describing the current slowdown as cyclical rather than structural, Balbieran argued that the economy’s long-term foundations remain intact; he pointed to…

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  8. A MAJOR reason for the drastic slowing down of Philippine economic growth is the disruption in shipping sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the war in the Middle East. Virtually all of the Philippines’ crude oil supply comes from the Middle East, transported by vessels sailing through the Strait now blockaded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

    AMRO hands Phl steepest growth downgrades

    AMRO has cut its Philippine GDP growth forecasts to 3.3 percent for 2026 and 4.6 percent for 2027, the steepest downward revisions among ASEAN+3 economies,…

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  10. THE Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, currently the longest bridge in the Philippines, connecting Cebu City and Cordova.

    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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  11. Slow burn collapse

    Slow burn collapse

    The first crack came in 2019, when growth fell to 6.1 percent because the budget was reenacted, freezing public spending for months.

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  12. DUOLINGO CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn says Indonesia is now one of the language-learning platform’s five fastest-growing markets worldwide.

    Duolingo sees rapid Indonesia growth

    Indonesia ranks among Duolingo’s five fastest-growing markets for daily active users, with rising interest in English and Chinese and growing demand for…

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  14. IMF Philippine mission leader and Chief of the Commodities Unit in the IMF’s Research Department Andrea Pescatori speaks at a Friday press conference at the central bank’s Manila headquarters.

    IMF sees slower Philippine growth through 2027

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts for the Philippines in 2026 and 2027, citing delays in government…

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  15. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joins other member-states in the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Illusion of growth

    The entire machinery of government is focused on derailing Vice President Sara Duterte’s presidential bid through an impeachment trial. And if that will not…

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  18. PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. are both optimistic that the country's growth is on track and will be felt towards the fourth quarter of the year, and with the full rebound in 2027.

    BSP chief sees Q4 growth recovery

    ‘As of the end of the second quarter of this year, we are only at a shortfall of about 7 percent year on year in terms of public spending.’

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