
WB upgrade rings hollow — workers
The amount remains far below the P1,312 daily living wage estimated by IBON Foundation for a family of five.
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The amount remains far below the P1,312 daily living wage estimated by IBON Foundation for a family of five.
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More Filipinos could benefit from stronger job creation, higher incomes, and increased investment after the Philippines officially graduated to…
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UnionDigital Bank (UD) has outlined practical budgeting strategies for Filipino households relying on a single source of income as families navigate rising…
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Our inflation is going bonkers at almost a 7-percent clip, which is way over the 2- to 4-percent target of our economic planners.
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Stiff competition between ride-sharing app drivers and taxi drivers in China has prompted them to offer extra services as a come-on and a source of additional…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects inflation to remain above its 3 percent target until 2028 as the effects of the Gulf conflict continue to ripple…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded 38.85 points, or 0.64 percent, to 6,153.66 on Thursday while the peso depreciated to P60.56 from P60.39…
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The BSP’s key policy rate now stands at 4.75 percent. Interest rates on overnight deposit and lending facilities were likewise adjusted to 4.25 percent and…
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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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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 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 fund grew this quarter and paid out more than it did a year ago. That is the baseline we hold ourselves to every reporting period.’
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New US Federal Reserve chairperson Kevin Warsh vowed to be “reform-oriented” as he was sworn in at the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump…
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BAGUIO CITY — High school and university educators from Baguio and Benguet are calling on the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to completely abandon its…
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Metrobank has increased the interest rates of its Online Time Deposit product to as high as 5 percent per annum as more Filipinos seek secure and practical…
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The standoff between the Executive agencies and the Senate over the siege of the chamber last Wednesday to effect an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest…
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The local bourse operator said operating revenues in Q1 rose 18.5 percent to P746.81 million from P645.49 million as both the Philippine Stock Exchange and the…
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