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Inflation quickens to 4.1 percent, highest in almost two years

Lance Mejico — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:38:59 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The country posted a higher inflation rate in March triggered by rising transport and food costs, accelerating to 4.1 percent – the highest in almost two years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Tuesday, April 7. In a press briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the percentage rise in consumer

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Monetary Board keeps rate untouched in off-cycle meet

Lois Calderon — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:08:48 +0000

Manila, Philippines – The central bank’s policymaking Monetary Board kept borrowing costs untouched on Thursday, March 26, during an off-cycle meeting it held amid what it described as “fast-changing developments and uncertain economic conditions.” The unscheduled rate review was nearly a month ahead of a scheduled April 23 meeting, but made in wake of President

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Inflation sizzles to 13-month peak on rising commodity prices

Lois Calderon — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:06:42 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Consumer prices rose at their fastest clip in 13 months in February on the back of higher commodity costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday, March 5, while warning that a potential Iran war-driven oil shock could further erode purchasing power in the coming months. Inflation quickened for a third straight

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Higher rents, power rates and fast-food prices drive inflation to 11-month peak

Lois Calderon — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:48:44 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Inflation, or the pace at which consumer prices rise, sped to 2 percent in January – its fastest in 11 months – cementing bets that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will soon end the era of easy cash. January’s inflation print topped market forecasts and December’s 1.8 percent, but fell within

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BSP signals winding down of easing cycle

Lois Calderon — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:03:07 +0000

Manila, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has signaled on Tuesday, Jan. 6, a winding down of its rate cut cycle on prospects that consumption will bounce back this year after borrowing costs were already lowered by 200 basis points in one-and-a-half years. The central bank’s remarks were in response to full-year inflation

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2026 budget to deliver trimmed growth outlook – Balisacan

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:56:12 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Economic managers of the Marcos administration expect the economy to expand at a pace slower than originally programmed this year and until the end of his term in 2028, economic minister Arsenio Balisacan said on Monday, Jan. 5, amid a more prudent national budget that reined in possible leaks in the wake

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Inflation cools to three-month low despite higher utility, fuel costs

Lois Calderon — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:16:43 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Inflation, or the pace at which consumer prices rise, cooled to a three-month low in November, as softer food inflation offset the price pressures from a round of oil price hikes and higher tariffs for water and power. The inflation print last month was 1.5 percent, slowing from October’s 1.7 percent and

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