
AI boom lifts ASEAN+3 growth outlook
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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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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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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Under Level 13, airlines may collect P423 to P1,237 in fuel surcharges per passenger for one-way domestic flights. For international flights, the surcharge…
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Air travel will become more expensive again in August after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) increased the airline fuel surcharge to Level 13, allowing…
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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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TACLOBAN CITY — As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday, electric consumers and…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) slipped 2.11 points, or 0.03 percent, to 6,281.01 on Friday, while the peso weakened by 9.7 centavos to a fresh…
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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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Persistently high fuel prices are putting increasing financial pressure on construction firms, with one contractor saying it continues to absorb the additional…
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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 Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday that it is monitoring a low-pressure area (LPA)…
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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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Eighty-four percent of Filipino consumers cite rising inflation as their primary financial concern as the Middle East crisis continues to reshape domestic…
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Electricity consumers could face higher power costs after wholesale electricity prices jumped in June as tighter regional supply and persistent power plant…
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Despite remaining headwinds, PSE president and CEO Ramon S. Monzon remains bullish on the PSE’s performance in the second half of the year. ‘Our projected…
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Maybank has raised its growth forecasts for the Philippines, citing stronger public spending, resilient remittance inflows and services exports that are…
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