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BSP commends DOLE for boosting financial literacy, inclusion among workers

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has praised the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for its efforts to promote financial planning, savings, microinsurance, and the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) among private-sector employers and workers.

BPI Wealth launches peso share classes for global investment funds

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Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)’s wealth management arm, BPI Wealth, has introduced peso-denominated share classes for two of its established global investment funds. This development removes the need for investors to hold foreign currency to access international markets, making global investing more accessible to Filipino investors.

SM Offices expands in QC with new PEZA Tower

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SM Offices is doubling down on Quezon City's emergence as a major business hub with the construction of North Tower 3, a 22-storey office building that will add about 31,000 square meters of PEZA-accredited office space to the SM North EDSA Complex.

BCDA eyes space tech to boost Morong ecozone

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The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is looking beyond roads, factories, and industrial parks for its next growth story. This time, its sights are set on satellites.

Reframing the South China Sea conversation 

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For more than a decade, the South China Sea has been ASEAN's diplomatic traffic jam. Everyone knows there is a problem. Everyone agrees it matters. Yet the moment the conversation turns to China, the convoy grinds to a halt.
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Foreign currency reserves hold firm at $104.8 billion in August

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The country’s foreign currency reserves stood strong at $104.8 billion as of the end of August 2026, driven by higher global gold prices and earnings from foreign investments, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Although government withdrawals to pay off foreign debt offset some gains, the overall buffer remains well above global safety standards.

Fuel prices set to rise sharply; over P5 per liter for diesel and kerosene, P4+ for gasoline

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The Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed major across-the-board fuel price hikes taking effect this week, reversing last week’s slight rollback.

Pork prices fall on ASF fears; vaccines, support seen stabilizing industry

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Pork farmgate prices have dropped sharply as domestic hog raisers rush sales ahead of the rainy season to avoid African swine fever (ASF) losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday. Higher output from last year’s price surge, not imports, drives the shift—production rose 5.6npercent in Q2 while farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent year-on-year.

Palace says revenues can cover debt as ProGRESS advances

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The Philippine government has enough revenues to service its debt even without the proposed ProGRESS tax package, Malacañang said Monday, as the Marcos administration pushes reforms to strengthen fiscal capacity and provide targeted tax relief.
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