economy

Preneed industry grew in Q3 despite challenges

The country’s preneed industry posted a modest growth in the third quarter of the year…

BSP seen capping turbulent 2025 with another rate cut

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to end the year with another quarter-point…

PH growth lags targets; but IIF sees resilience ahead

The Philippines is set to maintain steady growth, although still falling short of the Marcos…

Lower food prices cooled November inflation to 1.5%

Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November after the continued decline in rice prices helped…

PIDS projects PH GDP to grow at 5% in 2025  

The Philippine economy is expected to rebound in the final months of 2025 after a…

Peso seen at risk of breaching 60:$1 next year

The Philippine peso remains at risk of slipping past 60 to the dollar in 2026…

BSP rate cut on Dec. 11 likely but ‘not assured’

The Philippines’ darkening growth outlook, shaken by a corruption scandal that has sapped business and…

Weak peso pushed gov’t debt to P17.56T in Oct

The continued depreciation of the peso against the US dollar pushed the national government’s (NG)…

PSEi slips again on profit-taking, weaker factory activity

The stock barometer welcomed December in negative territory as local manufacturing activity sank to its…

PSEi seen to recover to 7,500 next year

While Philippine stocks seem stuck in a slump amid a string of graft allegations and…