
Construction slump deepens as permits decline – PSA
Total approved building permits declined further in November 2025, with 12,281 permits approved, marking a 16.3 percent year-on-year drop, according to…
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Total approved building permits declined further in November 2025, with 12,281 permits approved, marking a 16.3 percent year-on-year drop, according to…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rebounded Thursday, closing at 6,487.53, up 1.53 percent, as investors returned to the market following recent…
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Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is cutting electricity rates for the second consecutive month, lowering the overall cost for a typical household by P0.1637…
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Jhenroniel Sanchez, who topped the 2025 Bar exam, has described the current Philippine legal landscape as “an eclectic mix of some laws long ago tried to fit…
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The regional sentiment toward the family has shifted — from population planning to population expansion — as labor conditions continue to deteriorate, Nosy…
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The Philippines’ unemployment rate stood at 4.4 percent in November 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)reported on Wednesday. While the figure…
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BPI said the bonds — formally called Supporting Individuals Grow, Lead and Achieve Bonds — will have a two-year tenor and mature in 2028.
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Without a clear path to restoring integrity in public finance and reinvigorating government-led investment, the benefits of external opportunities and easier…
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Despite a difficult year, the market showed signs of resilience toward yearend, buoyed by renewed bargain hunting. The Philippine Stock Exchange reported a…
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The Radio City Rockettes, the longest-running precision dance company in the United States, recently celebrated their 100th year at New York’s Radio City Music…
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The currency is also expected to receive strong support from typical accounting year-end activities, where businesses may engage in window-dressing to polish…
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Despite the celebratory mood during the holidays, consumer groups shared with Nosy Tarsee a wish following the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) directive…
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‘All of the easing moves by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which started late last year up to now, could only do so much.’
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Sending a greeting card was once the norm in celebrating occasions such as birthdays and holidays. Popular Hallmark and Gibsons cards, often containing rhyming…
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The number of construction projects covered by approved building permits reached 12,705 in October 2025 — a 22.6 percent drop from 16,405 in the same month…
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MORE Power said the lower rates were driven mainly by reduced electricity demand, which increased supply margins and pushed down prices at the Wholesale…
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The BSP recorded a $225-million balance of payment surplus in November 2025, This was $48 million less than the $273 million posted the previous month.…
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a new feed-in tariff (FIT) rate of P6.9282 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for the fourth round of run-of-river…
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