BSP hikes rates again, cites risks outside Gulf
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has continued its tightening bias, hiking its key policy rate by another 25 basis points amid persistent upside risks to…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has continued its tightening bias, hiking its key policy rate by another 25 basis points amid persistent upside risks to…
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The benchmark index fell 0.86 percent to 6,137.23 on Wednesday, while the peso strengthened by around 8 centavos to P61.65 per US dollar as investors remained…
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The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.
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You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.
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The government needs more than P7 billion to keep electricity consumers from shouldering losses tied to power theft, faulty meters and weak collections at…
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Motorists face another round of higher pump prices this week, with regular diesel in Metro Manila potentially reaching nearly P100 per liter as tight global…
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Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito filed legislation seeking an across-the-board P10,000 monthly basic salary increase for all public elementary…
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The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) completed a major infrastructure upgrade at its North Port Substation in Tondo, Manila, boosting network safety and power…
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The recent floodings in Luzon caused by heavy monsoon rains prevented many families in affected communities from venturing out from homes to get basic…
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The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must face the reality of poverty in the country amid rising market prices, stagnant wages and a lack of…
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The government says poverty fell to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025, but the number comes with a question that is harder to answer: How much does a Filipino…
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Nartatez stressed that protecting power distribution is vital to national security and the economy.
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Inefficient electricity services and high power costs are the biggest disincentives to investment, worsened by highly politicized supply distributors outside…
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Philippine inflationAnother interest rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may address immediate inflationary concerns, but broader economic…
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The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.
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The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has anticipated the energy needs of locators operating factories inside its economic zones and has tapped power…
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Motorists could see diesel prices creep back toward P100 per liter again next week as another round of fuel price increases threatens to squeeze household and…
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