Higher imports widen Q1’s external gap
The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product…
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The Philippines' balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product…
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Slowing economic growth and weakening investor confidence, driven by governance issues, have broader social consequences, including a rise in crime,…
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The project covers the manufacturing of the company’s flagship SkyFlakes crackers and sandwich products, a long-standing household staple among Filipino…
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Entrepreneurship will play a greater role than artificial intelligence in creating the next generation of jobs, according to QI Group founder and executive…
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The government is turning to one of the Philippines’ most recognizable crops, ube (purple yam), to help narrow the country’s more than $10-billion agricultural…
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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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Exporters are prohibited from providing dual-use items to the listed entities, China’s commerce ministry said.
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Cabinet officials led by Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go are focused on reallizing the transformation of the Luzon…
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Cabinet officials led by Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go are pushing to transform the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC)…
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SM Offices, the commercial leasing arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), is bringing approximately 31,000 square meters of new PEZA-accredited office space…
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Consumption and services alone cannot sustain long-term economic development. A nation grows not merely by spending but by building.
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The Philippines has begun testing European demand for its premium Guimaras mangoes, shipping an initial batch to Belgium as part of a broader effort to secure…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying efforts to expand overseas demand for Philippine farm products as it prepares to showcase the country’s top…
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For years, Filipinos in Canada carried home memories of Philippine mangoes the way migrants carry pieces of a country in stories, cravings, arguments about…
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The upcoming El Niño season and its potential impact on food prices pose additional risks to inflation on top of the ongoing energy shock, according to Bank of…
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Amid geopolitical headwinds, Philippine-based firearms manufacturing firm, Armscor Global Defense Inc., said it has bounced back and will soon expand…
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More than 200 Filipino nurse and caregiver candidates are scheduled to deploy to Japan this month under a long-running economic partnership agreement between…
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