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February inflation likely between 2.3% and 3.1% – central bank thumbnail
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February inflation likely between 2.3% and 3.1% – central bank

INCREASED PRICES of rice, fish and fuel and higher electricity rates may have pushed up inflation in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Business sentiment stays upbeat, BSP survey says thumbnail
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Business sentiment stays upbeat, BSP survey says

By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter BUSINESSES remained optimistic in January as they expect higher consumer demand and better processes, with their outlooks for...

NCR retail price growth hit 2-year high in January thumbnail
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NCR retail price growth hit 2-year high in January

By Pierce Oel A. Montalvo, Researcher Retail price growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) grew to its fastest pace...

Trade deficit narrows to $4.05 billion in January thumbnail
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Trade deficit narrows to $4.05 billion in January

By Matthew Miguel L. Castillo, Researcher The country’s trade-in-goods deficit narrowed by 17.8% year on year in January as exports growth moderated while...

BDO net profit hits all-time high of P87.17 billion in 2025 thumbnail
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BDO net profit hits all-time high of P87.17 billion in 2025

BDO UNIBANK, Inc. saw its net profit rise to another all-time high in 2025 on the strength of its core businesses. The bank’s...

Total lunar eclipse to be visible on March 3 – PAGASA thumbnail
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Total lunar eclipse to be visible on March 3 – PAGASA

A total lunar eclipse will be observable in Manila and parts of the country for about an hour on March 3, Tuesday, according...

DBP senior official cited as ‘Audit Executive of the Year’ thumbnail
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DBP senior official cited as ‘Audit Executive of the Year’

An international group of audit practitioners has named a senior executive of state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) as “Chief Audit Executive...

Bill to scrap travel tax progresses thumbnail
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Bill to scrap travel tax progresses

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter A HOUSE of Representatives committee on Monday approved a proposal to abolish the Philippines’ travel tax that...

PHL foreign debt service bill drops at end-Nov. thumbnail
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PHL foreign debt service bill drops at end-Nov.

By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ external debt service burden fell for a sixth straight month as it continued to record lower...

SEC Chair Lim says governance to drive capital market growth thumbnail
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SEC Chair Lim says governance to drive capital market growth

GOOD GOVERNANCE is key to capital market growth and retaining investor confidence, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday, as the...