Jumbo BSP rate hike still likely as broad price pressures linger
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) may hike by as much as 50 basis points (bps) amid lingering spillover price effects despite the softer-than-expected headline...
Author : Michael H. Henry
PHL resilient but vulnerable to domestic and external shocks
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY and financial sector remain resilient, but tighter institutional interconnectedness has heightened the risk of domestic and external shocks spreading more quickly across...
Alex Eala faces Shuai Zhang of China in London Queen’s Club
NO REST for the weary champion. With only a day of breather, the newly-crowned Birmingham queen Alexandra “Alex” Eala plunges back to action with the...
5-year-old Banawa, 9-year-old Caole net three gold medals each in National Age Group Championships
THERE IS a pair of chess prodigies emerging from the North. Five-year-old Jodiel Chloe Banawa and nine-year-old Empress Anika Caole blew away their respective classes...
Pagdanganan shares 49th place in US Women’s Open
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN turned in a closing one-over 72 to place joint 49th in the US Women’s Open ruled by top-ranked Nelly Korda on Sunday at...
TNT’s Oftana eyes quick turnaround after a 2-point bad night
SILENCED in their Game 3 loss, TNT gunner Calvin Oftana is aching for a quick atonement. Mr. Oftana coughed up a meager two points on...
Brand USA releases Get Facts. Get Going. Toolkit to equip global travel trade and industry partners with verified resources for travelers
New resource provides the travel trade and US destination and corporate partners with approved messaging and verified information to answer traveler questions and help them...
PEZA approves P15.4B in investment pledges
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Senior Reporter INVESTMENT PLEDGES approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) surged in May, driven by an increase in...
Philippines’ dollar reserves slump to 16-month low at end-May
THE Philippines’ dollar reserves declined to its lowest level in over a year due to external debt payments, lower global gold prices and the central...
April bank lending growth fastest in 9 mos.
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ lending activities continued to expand in April with the industry’s loan growth posting its fastest pace in nine months, the Bangko Sentral ng...