
BSP hikes rates again, cites risks beyond Gulf crisis
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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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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PALO, Leyte—Wildlife conservationists have documented the first active nesting pair of the endangered South Philippine Hawk-Eagle on Leyte Island, offering new…
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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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The benchmark index fell 0.86 percent to 6,137.23 on Wednesday, while the peso strengthened by around 8 centavos to P61.65 per US dollar as investors remained…
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The North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) has received its third eight-car trainset, bringing the railway closer to carrying passengers between Valenzuela and…
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More than 30,000 visitors gathered at SM Mall of Asia on 22 and 23 August for Korea Travel Fiesta 2026, organized by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)…
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The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.
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You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.
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The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must face the reality of poverty in the country amid rising market prices, stagnant wages and a lack of…
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The government says poverty fell to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025, but the number comes with a question that is harder to answer: How much does a Filipino…
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Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have arrested a 29-year-old South Korean woman wanted in her home country for her alleged role in running an illegal online…
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Philippine inflationAnother interest rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may address immediate inflationary concerns, but broader economic…
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The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.
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The Arctic route ‘is bound to become an alternative to Middle Eastern routes.’
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‘He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. Should have never allowed it to happen... If I were president.’
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's…
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