
BARMM remains in deflation amid slight price recovery
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) continued to see an overall decline in consumer prices in December, even as…
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) continued to see an overall decline in consumer prices in December, even as…
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PSA Western Visayas said the increase was largely fueled by rising prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
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In a Palace briefing on Thursday, Presidential Communications Office spokesperson Undersecretary Claire Castro said to cushion the impact of peso depreciation,…
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The BSP said it projects inflation at 3.2 percent in 2026 and 3.0 percent in 2027, both comfortably within the government’s target range.
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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will maintain its headline inflation target range of 2 to 4 percent until the end of the Marcos Jr.…
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that average headline inflation for 2025 settled at 1.7 percent, well below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
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Currently, the Philippines and Indonesia impose the highest VAT in the region at 12 percent, while Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos impose only 10 percent.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to stabilize chili pepper supply in 2026 as recurring price spikes, driven largely by weather disruptions,…
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When businesses are forced to pay bribes or public funds are stolen, the resulting losses are made up for in higher prices.
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Thirteen police officers and Basij members were injured by stone throwing.
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Inflation for December is projected to settle between 1.2 and 2.0 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.
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Inflation for December is projected to settle between 1.2 and 2.0 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.
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‘A 6 percent inflation rate means that your P100 can buy only about P94 worth of goods and services. But with inflation down to just 1.6 percent in 2025, that…
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The job of a good government is to make sure that the least of its citizens will do with more and more than before, not with less and less.
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US consumer inflation slowed unexpectedly in November, delayed government data showed Thursday, although levels remained higher than earlier in the year before…
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‘The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas allows the exchange rate to be determined by market forces. We continue to maintain robust reserves.’
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External debt — obligations owed by Philippine residents to non-residents — grew by 6.8 percent year-on-year, reaching $149.09 billion as of end-September…
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DTI is giving us a picture of what is in store at the table for Christmas; Roque is telling us the true status of the economy.
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