
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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The galunggong (round scad fish) test only proves the notion that, for Filipinos today, living in the Philippines has become more expensive than ever.
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DoH has tapped the Philippine National Police to crack down on retail stores and online merchants selling to minors.
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Replacement-cost pricing lets companies re-price against a hypothetical future invoice. The rocket’s engine would have a zero inventory lag on the way up.
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Air travelers will pay lower fuel surcharges on domestic and international flights in the first half of July after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) rolled…
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A sea of rainbow flags, colorful attire and calls for equality filled the University of the Philippines Diliman on Saturday as members of the LGBTQIA+…
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An employee’s absence from work is not enough to prove job abandonment or justify immediate dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributed financial relief and essential goods to 500 tricycle operators and drivers in San Isidro, Davao Oriental to help ease…
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Maharlika’s fuel tank farm buys the country time while energy transition — the one that would materially reduce the country’s 97-percent crude import…
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Police arrested a fisherman Thursday for illegally transporting 400 liters of diesel fuel in this Masbate town, authorities said.
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Motorists could see another week of mixed pump price adjustments as easing global oil prices compete with lingering geopolitical risks that continue to cloud…
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Standing at a Moscow petrol station, taxi driver Safarali Nazarov said he was so frustrated at being forced to queue for fuel he was…
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Batangas City — Returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) looking to start local businesses or secure education for their children were offered new science…
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Our inflation is going bonkers at almost a 7-percent clip, which is way over the 2- to 4-percent target of our economic planners.
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‘There will be a rollback despite reports about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Even if developments occur today or tomorrow, fuel prices should remain…
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The global economy has remained surprisingly resilient three months into the Middle East conflict, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although…
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The reason was obscene in its very nature; the Marcos government found a way to profit from a war half a world away.
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The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that Filipinos were most dissatisfied with the Marcos administration’s handling of inflation, fuel…
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