Monday, 12 January 2026, 10:15 am

    Jun Vallecera

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    On the economy, while IMF frets, Guinigundo sizzles

    Key International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials urged central banks to ensure that their policy responses remain appropriately restrictive and should stay in place long...

    Emerging markets output growth looking sanguine

    Emerging markets and developing economies like the Philippines were to collectively post output growth measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) averaging 4 percent this year, but higher next year to 4.2 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    Philippines as net borrowing state improves in Q2-2022

    The country’s status as one who borrows from rather than lends to neighbors on the global stage improved substantially in the second quarter of 2022.

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    Tariffs, production cost squeeze Philippine garment exports

    Higher US tariffs and stubbornly high production costs are tightening the vise on Philippine garment exporters, even as shipments are estimated to have topped USD1 billion in 2025.

    Markets flex muscles, test mental ceilings

    The Philippine Stock Exchange index has kicked off 2026 with a swagger, finally muscling its way out of the long-suffocating 5,800–6,100 range. 

    DOE forecasts 10,000 MW by end-2026, promising energy security and green jobs

    The Philippines could see its total solar power capacity hit 10,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

    Itogon’s Sangilo mine plans major upgrade to boost output

    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold a public scoping on January 27, 2026, for the proposed expansion of the Sangilo gold and silver mines in Itogon, Benguet.
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