
Palace: Local currency slide driven by Middle East tensions
‘This is not what we want (the government intervening with peso slide against the US dollar). This is truly having an impact, and the weakening of the peso…
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‘This is not what we want (the government intervening with peso slide against the US dollar). This is truly having an impact, and the weakening of the peso…
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Secretary Fredderick Vida on Tuesday highlighted improvements in the performance of the Department of Justice (DoJ), citing higher case resolution rates,…
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The latest National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has revealed a continuing decline in fertility among Filipino women, with the total fertility rate…
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The country’s fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1.7 children per woman in 2025, according to the latest National Demographic and Health Survey…
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Malacañang on Tuesday said the government has limited control over the peso’s continued weakening against the US dollar, citing the ongoing conflict in the…
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The peso has slumped to a new record low on Monday, closing at 60.69 against the US dollar, as rising oil imports and escalating geopolitical tensions…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed Monday at 5,869.49, down 1.73 percent, as the local market began Holy Week trading on a negative…
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Leo stressed that wealth must serve ‘law and justice, especially at a historical moment when displays of force and the logic of omnipotence wound the world and…
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The Philippine peso sank to a new record low of P60.55 per US dollar on Friday afternoon as the crisis in the Middle East continued to weigh on the currency…
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Meanwhile, the peso hovered near record lows, weakening to P60.23 from P60.10 previously against the dollar, reflecting a renewed shift toward risk aversion in…
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The market rebounded on bargain hunting after 2 consecutive days of decline while the peso appreciated to P59.95 from yesterday’s P60.30 close, moving back…
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In the long term, this crisis is a loud, expensive signal that our dependence on imported fossil fuels is a national security risk.
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Malacañang has been steadfast in its pronouncement that there is no oil crisis in the Philippines. There is, however, a crisis committee.
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The record weakness of the peso and the surging global oil price has created a double whammy that will result in a doubling of the inflation rate in the coming…
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CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Major crimes in Central Luzon dropped 14.95 percent over the past three weeks, according to a report released Friday by the Police…
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The country’s major manufacturers under the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) say they are not surprised about the peso falling to P60 because of the…
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The Philippine peso breached the dreaded P60 level on Thursday, weakening to P60.10 as of 4 p.m., after fresh developments in the Middle East conflict sent…
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