
SSS lowers interest rates, expands pension coverage
The Social Security System (SSS) rolled out big news Friday, unveiling a series of improvements to its loan programs — including lower interest rates, expanded…
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The Social Security System (SSS) rolled out big news Friday, unveiling a series of improvements to its loan programs — including lower interest rates, expanded…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. marked Labor Day yesterday with some big news: The country’s unemployment rate had dropped to 3.8 percent as of February 2025 —…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced Thursday that the Philippines' unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February, lower than the 4.3…
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The decommissioning of baseload power plants due to aging infrastructure of various engine generating units in the City of Naga, Cebu from the previous month…
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The decommissioning of baseload power plants in the City of Naga, Cebu due to aging infrastructure has worsened the limited electricity supply in the province.
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The number of dengue cases continues to drop nationwide, according to the Department of Health (DoH).
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Malacañang defended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-per-kilo rice initiative on Thursday after Vice President Sara Duterte slammed the program as an…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced a program to sell rice at P20 per kilogram — starting in the Visayas.
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WACC is a determinant of the maximum annual revenue allowed on electricity utilities. The formula for this has not been updated for too long
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a rate hike that will allow the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to collect an additional…
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SM Offices, the commercial leasing arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., reported a 95 percent occupancy rate across 15 of its mall-based offices nationwide as of…
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Electricity consumers paid higher transmission charges this month as rates rose by over 11 percent, mainly due to higher Ancillary Service (AS) costs,…
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The peso could slightly weaken toward P57.50 per $1 in the near term amid worries about US President Donald Trump tariffs, a financial market analyst said.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) slashed its policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.5 percent from 5.75 percent on Thursday due to easing prices of…
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House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has lauded the recent decline in the country’s unemployment rate, describing it as a clear and encouraging indicator…
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The Philippines' hunger rate has reached 27.2 percent, with 27.2 percent of families reporting involuntary hunger in the past three months, according to a…
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The Philippines’ unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February 2025, the lowest in three months, as more Filipinos joined the labor force and secured…
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that headline inflation slowed further to 1.8 percent in March 2025, down from 2.1 percent in February. This…
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