
ADB lowers Philippine growth outlook on oil shock
The Asian Development Bank now projects Philippine gross domestic product growth at 4.4 percent for 2026 — a 0.9-percentage-point downgrade from its December…
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The Asian Development Bank now projects Philippine gross domestic product growth at 4.4 percent for 2026 — a 0.9-percentage-point downgrade from its December…
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Global oil markets are facing renewed uncertainty after US President Donald Trump urged allied nations to act within days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key…
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Economic managers are moving to shield the Philippine economy from the spillover effects of tensions in the Middle East, with a focus on keeping prices stable…
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At least 182 people were killed and nearly 900 wounded in the heaviest strikes on Lebanon.
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‘Our focus is twofold: immediate job preservation and long-term workforce transformation.’ — Sabin Aboitiz, Private Sector Advisory Council Lead Convener and…
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The oil price shock resulting from the conflict in the Middle East may trigger spillover inflationary effects in the coming months, according to the Bangko…
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China may have played a key role in pushing for ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, according to analysts, amid efforts to ease tensions in the…
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More than 80 percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned to the Philippines amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East still want to work…
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If projections hold, pump prices could settle at P123.95 to P169.40 per liter for diesel and P85.55 to P118.90 per liter for gasoline.
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The Middle East conflict is exacerbating tensions over the humanitarian supply of medicines in Africa, a sector already severely impacted by funding cuts, with…
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Amid easing tensions in the Middle East, a political analyst warned that any decline in global oil prices may not immediately translate into lower pump prices…
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Five Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) safely returned to the country from Lebanon on 8 April, arriving on the Turkish Airlines flight TK084 at the Ninoy Aquino…
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No Filipinos have been reported hurt in the barrage of airstrikes launched by Israel against Lebanon on Wednesday local time, killing at least 250 people…
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Any decline in fuel prices will take time to reach consumers, even as global oil markets begin to cool following recent geopolitical developments, former…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the distribution of a P8-billion assistance package to the country’s 42,000 barangays, aiming to strengthen…
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China may have played a key role in pushing for ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, according to analysts, amid efforts to ease tensions in the…
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Passport applicants should expect delays in the release of their documents due to logistical and supply chain disruptions caused by the ongoing crisis in the…
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Deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Middle East has begun to decline, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.
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