Pateros construction permit value jumps 64% despite dip
Residential projects lead increase as approved building permits decline
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PSA 7.2 percent headline inflation
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PSA warns against P200 National ID scanning offers
Palawan residents cautioned against sharing personal information amid reports of cash incentives for ID scans and facial photographs
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Palawan's poorest face 23% transport inflation
PSA figures show a widening cost-of-living gap between low-income households in Palawan province and Puerto Princesa City.
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81% disapprove of gov’t handling of inflation — Pulse Asia
A Pulse Asia survey reveals 81% of Filipinos disapprove of the Marcos administration's handling of inflation, highlighting rising prices as the nation's most…
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Mindoro's poorest face 10.1% inflation
Rice prices surge 24.1% as housing and utility costs add pressure on low-income households
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Palawan economy grows just 0.5% in 2025
Province records MIMAROPA's slowest economic expansion as Occidental Mindoro posts double-digit growth.
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Inflation, E-Wallets
Saving and investing are hard but necessary amid the threat of inflation.
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Economists see September inflation rising within BSP forecast
September inflation likely rebounded from August’s 6.1 percent headline print as higher food prices, adverse weather effects and lingering consequences of the…
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PSA flags almost 50K late birth registrations; senators warn of 'sleeper cells'
The Philippine Statistics Authority is auditing nearly 50,000 late birth registrations from 2010 to 2023 following warnings from senators that foreign…
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Marcos says inflation remains uncertain, hopes for improvement by year-end
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government cannot guarantee a sharp decline in inflation this year, citing fuel and food prices, but expects public…
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Youth job seekers swell as unemployment hits 6%
Philippine unemployment rose to 6 percent in July as 3.14 million Filipinos were jobless, while labor force participation increased and employment fell from…
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Peso slump may call for more BSP hikes
The peso’s recent depreciation may indicate that further tightening from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) might be warranted as the Philippine economy…
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Duterte camp acknowledges aliases in CIF receipts
Duterte’s defense team admits the 266 names on confidential fund receipts were aliases, not real identities, in a tense Senate impeachment hearing. Learn how…
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Inflation eases for 4th straight month, but stays above BSP target
Headline inflation eased for a fourth consecutive month to 6.1 percent in August, falling within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s forecast range as food…
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Inflation eases to 6.1% as rice prices surge
Philippine inflation eased to 6.1 percent in August, but rice prices accelerated and flooding could affect vegetable prices in the coming months.
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Political uncertainty dampens business confidence
The country’s political noise is weighing on investor and business confidence, adding to concerns over slowing economic growth and weakening consumer spending,…
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BSP hikes rates again, cites risks outside Gulf
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has continued its tightening bias, hiking its key policy rate by another 25 basis points amid persistent upside risks to…
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