
DOLE notes rise in employment rate from May to June
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday, 6 Aug., noted a rise in employment rate from May to June.
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday, 6 Aug., noted a rise in employment rate from May to June.
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The Philippine unemployment rate climbed to 3.7 percent in June 2025, up from 3.1 percent a year earlier, reflecting a labor market under pressure even as the…
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It would bring great relief to end-users and consumers to have a government able to step on the brakes rather than step on the gas in the matter of electricity…
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'I would like to thank the President for the trust and confidence placed in me to head the ERC, the agency tasked with promoting the interests of all…
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Pag-IBIG Fund is offering a special subsidized interest rate of three percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang…
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While the US side trumpeted the deal as a bilateral opening, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. clarified that the Philippines has not agreed to a broad…
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Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the average inflation for the first half of the year stood at 1.8 percent, below the BSP’s target range of…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index climbed back to 6,300 level with its total value nearing P7.35-billion net of extraordinary block sales.
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The US labor market is not doing as well as headlines suggest, a top Federal Reserve official said Friday, a day after making the case for an interest rate cut…
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MORE Power’s average residential electricity rate increased slightly in July 2025, rising to ₱10.6149 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱10.5249 in June — an uptick…
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Outgoing Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta said electricity rates can still go down, with reforms already showing…
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The lower T-bills’ rates reflected investors’ anticipation of low inflation risks, which could lead to further reduction of the policy rate by the Central…
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After two straight months of rate rollbacks, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is raising power rates by P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this July,…
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After two straight months of rate rollbacks, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is raising power rates by P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this July,…
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Crime incidents in Central Luzon declined by 3.46 percent, with cases dropping from 1,156 recorded between June 20 and July 1 last year to 1,116 during the…
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The country's unemployment rate declined to 3.9 percent in May from the 4.1 percent recorded in the same month last year as more Filipinos obtained jobs in…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) started the trading week in the green, gaining 29.43 points or 0.46 percent to close at 6,425.24 on Monday, lifted…
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BTr auctioned off 91-day, 182-day and 364-day papers which attracted total tenders amounting to P87.5 billion or 3.5 times larger than its initial offer of P25…
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