
Foreign investments surge 68.2% in Q2
Manufacturing accounted for P78.81 billion, or 68.4 percent of total foreign investment pledges on projects approved in this year’s second quarter.
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Manufacturing accounted for P78.81 billion, or 68.4 percent of total foreign investment pledges on projects approved in this year’s second quarter.
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Foreign investment pledges surged 68.2 percent year-on-year to P115.20 billion in the second quarter of 2026, from P68.48 billion a year earlier, as…
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Inflation in Central Visayas (CV) slowed to 8.7 percent in July from 10.1 percent in June, driven by easing price increases in key commodities like food and…
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The Philippine agriculture sector continued its recovery in the second quarter as farm production expanded across crops, livestock, poultry and fisheries,…
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Following persistent inflation pressures and a slower economic environment, the Philippine labor market showed signs of strain in June 2026 as the number of…
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Philippine inflation slowed for a third straight month to 6.2 percent in July from 6.4 percent in June, as improved fuel supply conditions helped temper…
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Presumptions often carry a stronger implication of probability or likelihood. For example, when someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, this belief…
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Easing transport costs and improving supply conditions tempered price pressures in July, bringing the country’s headline inflation rate down to 6.2 percent…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up preparations for the expected return of El Niño after the country posted its highest-ever second-quarter…
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‘The submission of receipts, bills or commercial invoices in support of disbursements from these funds for rental of safe houses, purchase of meals or supplies…
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The Philippines' newfound upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status is unlikely to have a tangible impact in the near term, according to risk management firm…
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Philippine economic growth could drop to as low as 1.4 percent in the second quarter as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the domestic economy,…
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To strike a balance between both internal and external threats, extraordinary statesmanship or tradecraft is necessary to bring the ship of state to an even…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have signed a data-sharing agreement…
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Recto was a member of the Bicameral Conference Committee during the drafting and reconciliation of the 2024 national budget.
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BAGUIO CITY — Inflation in Baguio City and most parts of the Cordillera Region eased in June as lower fuel prices tempered the rise in consumer prices,…
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The number of Filipino children entering the workforce increased slightly in 2025, with nearly 869,000 children aged 5 to 17 reported as working, according to…
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Either the paperwork behind a P450-billion swing in the budget never existed or it exists and Congress has been withholding it from the Court reviewing its…
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