BSP sets 5% local policy rate
‘Going forward, the BSP will safeguard price stability by ensuring monetary policy settings are conducive to sustainable economic growth and employment.’
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‘Going forward, the BSP will safeguard price stability by ensuring monetary policy settings are conducive to sustainable economic growth and employment.’
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‘While interest rates have eased considerably from their peak, erratic US trade policies will weigh on global investor sentiment and limit foreign direct…
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The cacao industry, centered in Naga City, Albay, is emerging as a high-growth segment of the agriculture sector, with output value surging by 49 percent last…
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Fuel prices are expected to increase next week, with gasoline and diesel likely to rise by as much as 60 centavos per liter, reversing the mixed movement…
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Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. has partnered with V-Green Charging Station Development Philippines, Inc., the local unit of Vietnam-headquartered electric…
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the lowest inflation rate in the country for July, at -1.7 percent,…
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The government will keep the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice steady even as the two-month suspension of imports takes effect,…
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Consumers will pay more for power this month as the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has raised rates by P0.6268 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in August, the second…
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‘In many of our public markets in Manila, in line with the mayor’s directive, prices of basic goods should not exceed the levels set by the DTI for vendors.’
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s suspension of rice imports for 60 days starting 1 September 2025 may result in a P1 or P2 increase in rice retail price, the…
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‘It’s time we pass our own version of a farm bill — one that truly protects farmgate prices and ensures income for our heroes in the fields.’
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As a farmer’s son, I write every article on the condition of farmers with compassion and anger.
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NEW DELHI, India — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a halt to the importation of rice starting September to protect local farmers from declining…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that inflation in July 2025 fell within its forecast range of 0.5 to 1.3 percent, driven largely by the…
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‘They found a way to get around it. The loans were given to borrowers who were supposedly involved in agriculture. That’s where the money went, which is why so…
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Effective today, gasoline prices will increase by P1.90 per liter, diesel by P1.20 per liter, and kerosene by P1 per liter, as a result of global market…
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Gasoline, diesel and kerosene prices may rise next week due to ‘renewed concerns over supply disruptions following US President Trump’s sanctions on Russia and…
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I would give two handclaps for Marcos’ promise to run after the DPWH personnel who engineered the invisible and intangible flood control projects, which, in…
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