
Hormuz blockade drags PSEi, peso lower
The blockade by the United States of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend weighed on both the local bourse and foreign exchange market on Monday, 13 April, as…
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The blockade by the United States of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend weighed on both the local bourse and foreign exchange market on Monday, 13 April, as…
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‘If we remove the VAT on petroleum products, it will mainly benefit the oil market.’
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BAGUIO CITY — Motorists in Baguio City saw a mix of slight fuel price decreases and continued limited availability of some products, based on the latest…
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The Department of Finance (DoF) welcomes a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report pointing to a 5.1 percent decline in unemployment in February, from 5.8…
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Bumaba ang bilang ng mga pilipinong walang trabaho sa isinagawang pagtala nitong buwan ng Pebrero
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Fewer Filipinos were jobless in February 2026 compared to January. Yet, unemployment was higher than a year ago as more people entered the labor force than…
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Fewer Filipinos were jobless in February 2026 compared to January, yet unemployment remained higher than a year ago as more people entered the labor force than…
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Dengue cases in Quezon City dropped 60 percent during the first three months of 2026 compared to the same period last year, local health officials reported…
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Malacañang has been steadfast in its pronouncement that there is no oil crisis in the Philippines. There is, however, a crisis committee.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Monday at 6,006.55, falling 0.86 percent, marking its third straight day of decline as investors remained wary…
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Jobs creation in 2025 was a meager 172,000, far below the long-term average of around 700,000 and the target of employing one million Filipinos annually.
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Nearly three million Filipinos were jobless in January 2026, as employment slowed after the holiday season, according to the latest Labor Force Survey released…
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The local bourse on Monday, 2 March, nosedived, with the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) down 2.79 percent to 6,426.83 as markets reopened to…
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The unemployment rate stood at 4.4 percent, up from 3.1 percent a year earlier.
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The Philippines is currently suffering from a credibility crisis in the wake of corruption scandals hounding the Marcos Jr. administration last year, according…
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The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) reported a notable decline in eight major crimes in the city in January, citing improved police response and stronger…
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The unemployment rate in December 2025 remained essentially unchanged from November’s 4.4 percent estimate, translating to 2.26 million individuals.
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The country’s unemployment rate held steady at the end of 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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