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Markets brace for twin central bank signals

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Philippine financial markets are heading into a pivotal week, with investors largely keeping their powder dry ahead of policy decisions from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve that could shape the direction of stocks, bonds and the peso in the weeks ahead.

Counterfeit trade goes digital, IPOPHL seeks tougher crackdown

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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is pushing for tighter enforcement, stronger inter-agency coordination, and targeted legal reforms as the country's counterfeit trade increasingly migrates from shopping centers to online marketplaces.

Lopez family truce quickly unravels

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A call for family peace quickly gave way to fresh legal hostilities after businessman Federico “Piki" Lopez filed indirect contempt complaints against his cousins on the same day he appealed for reconciliation during First Gen Corp.’s annual stockholders’ meeting.

DOE: Agus-Pulangi rehab, Semirara coal bidding set this year 

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is moving forward with two key projects to improve the country’s power assets: the rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydroelectric complex in Mindanao and the re-privatization of the Semirara coal resource.

DA proposes expanded corn import quota to stabilize costs, food prices

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to raise the country’s corn minimum access volume (MAV) to 500,000 metric tons (MT), more than doubling the current 216,940 MT.
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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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