
Consumer confidence plunges in second quarter – BSP
Consumer confidence deteriorated sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as Filipino households grew increasingly concerned about rising food and fuel prices…
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Consumer confidence deteriorated sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as Filipino households grew increasingly concerned about rising food and fuel prices…
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For Filipino seafarers Jericho Mifania and Juven Tupas, the toughest part of life at sea is not rough weather or long work hours. It is being away from home.
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Batangas City — Returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) looking to start local businesses or secure education for their children were offered new science…
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Every peso diverted to a fake flood control project is a peso that didn’t pay for a guidance counselor, a school clinic, or to train campus professionals.
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BDO Unibank and its partner Xoom joined the OFW Kabuhayan Expo 2026 to promote financial preparedness among overseas Filipino workers as they plan for life…
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Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has declined to declare a citywide energy crisis, stating that local officials must first monitor power reserves and potential…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted temporary regulatory relief to banks and quasi-banks to help cushion the impact of financial market…
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The Philippine government is seeking up to $1.5 billion in emergency financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help cushion the economy from the…
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This is far more than the routine partisan bickering that has become background noise for every Filipino’s daily struggles.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) suffered another broad-based selloff to begin the week, falling 100.33 points, or 1.64 percent, to 6,035.02, while…
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Today, in an age where communication is instantaneous and mobile phones allow us to deliver information in seconds, I remain convinced that there are moments…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has received an additional P3 billion to augment its repatriation and reintegration fund for overseas Filipino workers…
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The reason was obscene in its very nature; the Marcos government found a way to profit from a war half a world away.
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The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that Filipinos were most dissatisfied with the Marcos administration’s handling of inflation, fuel…
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Through horse-trading maneuvers, it would attempt to woo the allegiance of the Villar siblings and perhaps even Sen. Loren Legarda, who appears to be among the…
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Twenty-four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) detained in Russia for nearly nine months have returned to the Philippines after being released by Russian…
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For most of my life, my father has been somewhere out at sea.
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For a child, more than cash and material possessions, presence is arguably the most important thing a parent can offer.
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