Bangko Sentral raises key rate to 5% as inflation risks remain
The central bank flags persistently high oil prices, a looming El Niño, and potential wage increases as key inflation risks to watch
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[Vantage Point] What’s left for the Philippines’ Left?
The revolution has become a war of attrition against history itself
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Leandro Leviste sells another P3 billion in SPNEC shares as solar controversies mount
The sale comes as Leviste faces plunder and graft complaints before the Ombudsman alongside his mother, Senator Loren Legarda, and former energy secretary Alfonso Cusi over roughly P10 billion in solar projects
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DOE eyes P5.6-B 2027 budget as conventional energy, EV programs get big boost
The largest percentage increase is for the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Program, whose funding rises more than sevenfold to P228.92 million from P32.46 million in 2026
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DOE: Only 0.3% collected from P24 billion in penalties vs Leviste’s Solar Philippines
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says the government is pursuing legal action to recover expired performance bonds
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[OPINION] Will Pax Silica be another proverbial fish that got away for the Philippines?
Pax Silica cannot be treated as a leisurely long-term development masterplan. It must lock in binding corporate commitments, sign multilateral joint ventures, and physically break ground while it possesses maximum geopolitical value to its Western allies.
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Inflation slightly cools to 6.1% in August 2026
(2nd UPDATE) Inflation may have eased overall, but rice prices rose at their fastest pace in more than two years while fuel costs also continued to climb
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[In This Economy] Should Filipinos’ ‘consumption culture’ be blamed for the weak peso?
BSP Governor Eli Remolona did not say that consumption is the enemy. Instead, the underlying message is that our country as a whole needs to find better ways to finance our investments.
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[Ask the Tax Whiz] Should billionaires pay more?
A wealth tax without modern tax administration risks becoming a classic Philippine reform: good policy on paper, weak enforcement in practice.
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Unemployment jumps to over 4-year high of 6% in July 2026 as youth struggle
The National Capital Region records the country’s highest unemployment rate at 8.2%, as young Filipinos entering the workforce struggle to find enough jobs
