MANILA – Upticks in global oil prices are seen as major upside risk to the Philippines’ October 2021 inflation rate, which Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecasts to stay between 4.5 to 5.3 percent.... Read full article
MANILA – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is urging government agencies to pay unremitted premium contributions to avail of penalty condonation.... Read full article
MANILA – Lower-than-expected domestic inflation last September partly lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSE) while the peso kept its footing against the US dollar.... Read full article
MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to have ample monetary policy space and believes that the current accommodative policy settings represent appropriate stimulus to demand. ... Read full article
MANILA – National government revenues for January to July 2021 rose by 3.6 percent to PHP1.75 trillion from PHP1.69 trillion in the same period in 2020.... Read full article
MANILA – Consumers will have to pay more for cooking gas as the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased anew this month.... Read full article
MANILA – Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will be charging fees for extra carry-on baggage beginning September 1, it announced on Tuesday.
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MANILA – A Dutch reality TV show is looking at northern Palawan as its potential filming site this year, describing the country as "a one in a million location" for shooting all reality shows.... Read full article