
El Niño to cut Phl sugar output next crop year — USDA
The US Department of Agriculture said output for marketing year 2026 to 2027 may fall to 1.93 million metric tons, down from an estimated 1.95 million MT in…
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The US Department of Agriculture said output for marketing year 2026 to 2027 may fall to 1.93 million metric tons, down from an estimated 1.95 million MT in…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) resumed its decline, slumping to 5,833.64 (-1.26 percent) as investors ended the shortened trading week in…
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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects April headline inflation to settle within 5.6 to 6.4 percent, marking another monthly surge in overall prices as…
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I can’t blame Iran, a sovereign nation, for refusing to budge against a perceived Western bully paranoid about the possibility of a nuclear showdown.
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Fed officials are set to keep rates steady in a range of 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent, extending their pause since the start of the year.
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This is not to suggest that accountability mechanisms are noise. They are essential pillars of democratic governance.
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Economic growth across Asia and the Pacific is projected to slow further in 2026 amid global uncertainties, although a transition to renewable energy could…
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Consumer confidence was pessimistic even before the escalation of the Middle East conflict, with Filipinos staying wary amid lingering concerns over government…
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‘We’re being proactive — we’re staying ahead of the curve, we’ll do as many hikes as necessary; normally, it would be a succession of small rate hikes, but it…
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‘The reduction in taxes paid by businesses is expected to decrease the city’s projected revenues.’
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AC president and CEO Cezar Consing said the firm is reassessing its earlier guidance of P220 billion to P230 billion in capital expenditures (capex), which had…
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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Fuel prices are expected to move mixed next week, with diesel likely to see a third consecutive rollback, while gasoline may remain steady or post a slight…
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Inflation is expected to breach the BSP’s 2 to 4 percent target range over the next two years, with projections reaching 6.3 percent in 2026 as energy-driven…
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Business organizations in Metro Cebu on Wednesday proposed a synchronized two-month lifting of truck bans to ease delivery backlogs and assess traffic…
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BAGUIO CITY — The City Council has approved the Economic Continuity and Resilience Plan aimed at protecting vulnerable residents and small businesses from…
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised an El Niño alert, with the weather phenomenon expected to hit…
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