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Monetary board maintains policy settings

The monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at its final rate-setting meeting this year opted to keep the benchmark interest rate or its target reverse repurchase (RRP) rate unchanged at 6.50 percent.

Cosco declares P1.41B cash dividend, extends shares repurchase program

Cosco Capital Inc., the listed holding company of billionaire Lucio Co, said Thursday its board approved a cash dividend declaration worth a total P1.41 billion and a new P2 billion budget for the renewal of its shares buy back program next year.

Technology helps make Move It app users ride safely

Move IT, a local transport solutions provider, on Thursday said it is working with government to validate its passenger safety data and other features necessary to ensure that its app users are protected.

Higher reserves help ease WESM rates in December

The average price of electricity at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) eased in December, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). It attributed the decrease in the average spot price of power to higher levels of reserves.

ACEN Corp. draws P11 billion in sustainability-linked loan from ADB, BPI

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) have extended ACEN Corp. an P11-billion sustainability-linked loan to finance its solar projects.

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PAL cancels Manila–Riyadh flights after Saudi airport attacks; safety priority, passenger adjustments underway

Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Thursday it has canceled two scheduled flights between Manila and Riyadh amid a worsening security situation in the Middle East.

The money dances tinikling

Now you see the money. Now you don’t. And if Senator-Judge Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has the metaphor right, the money does not exactly disappear. It dances.

Foreign exchange buffer dips to $100 billion as gold prices and debt payments weigh down reserves 

The country’s cushion against global financial instability narrowed at the end of September 2026, with the nation's foreign exchange reserves slipping to $100 billion.

Meralco balances energy security with clean transition

Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor by sales with a renewable energy portfolio, is betting that the Philippines’ energy transition will require more than a rapid shift to renewables—it will demand a careful balancing act between decarbonization, power reliability, and affordability.
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