Jun Vallecera

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Moody’s unit projects slower 2Q expansion of only 6% in latest forecast

Moody’s Analytics, the data analysis and financial intelligence arm of the sovereign credit watcher Moody’s Investors Service, forecasts a moderate expansion of the economy...

IMF projects slower growth across ASEAN 5 this year

Growth across the ASEAN 5, which includes the Philippines, is forecast from last year’s estimated output of 5.5 percent to around 4.6 percent, according...

Foreign funds exited the country in the first six months

Opportunistic foreign-held portfolio investments were uprooted from placements in listed stocks and local currency-denominated securities in the first six months this year and repatriated...

Manila digital financial transactions some of the more compelling narratives in region – ADB

The Philippines owns one of the more successful programs in the digital transformation process of countries monitored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to...

e-wallets far more widespread in Phl than credit cards

The Philippines is well on its way to a cash-lite future as the number of Filipinos owning e-wallets like Maya and GCash far outnumber...

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DTI warns vs hoarding, profiteering amid crisis

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Saturday warned retailers against hoarding essential goods and engaging in profiteering, saying such illegal practices will not be tolerated as global tensions threaten to drive up oil prices and logistics costs.

DA rolls out P65M interventions for Albay farmers, fisherfolk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative on Thursday, with Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in this town widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.”

Philippines halts poultry importation from Indiana amid bird flu

The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds—and their products—from Indiana following confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.

BSP wins global award for managing foreign currency reserves

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received the 2026 “Reserve Manager” award from Central Banking, recognizing the Philippine central bank’s improvements in handling the country’s foreign currency reserves.
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