Marcos on track for biggest debt buildup
Marcos inherited that P12.79 trillion. By July 2026, it had reached P19.39 trillion. The difference: P6.60 trillion.
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Marcos inherited that P12.79 trillion. By July 2026, it had reached P19.39 trillion. The difference: P6.60 trillion.
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Philippine stocks rebounded modestly on Thursday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rising 0.27 percent, or 16.19 points, to 6,069.42, while the…
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‘We expect the BSP to act decisively based on available data and intervene when necessary to reduce exchange rate volatility. The administration’s approach is…
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The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.
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The local bourse shed 40.66 points, reversing part of Tuesday’s 2.31-percent rebound even as the peso slumped to P62.56 from September 1’s P62.40 against the…
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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has called on government officials to listen to the grievances of residents in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, who are protesting…
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the planned Pax Silica initiative could help address the country’s persistent trade deficit, which…
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The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?
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The peso weakened 0.22 percent to a third consecutive record-low close of P62.40 per US dollar on Tuesday, surpassing Friday’s record-low close of P62.265,…
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the planned Pax Silica initiative could help address the country’s persistent trade deficit, which…
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Filipinos don’t need Remolona’s lecture on humility. We need paychecks that survive contact with the grocery, the rent and the tricycle ride.
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The Philippine peso’s recent depreciation has largely followed foreign exchange market dynamics, according to ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)…
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A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.
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The Philippine peso has crossed the P62 per US dollar threshold for the first time in history, weakening 0.61 percent to a record-low P62.265 against the…
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The Philippine peso shed 23.8 centavos to a record-low P61.888 per US dollar on Thursday, marking the thirteenth time the local currency has slumped to a…
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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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Members of several religious organizations gathered outside the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday to protest the anti-graft court’s decision granting provisional bail…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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