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    Jun Vallecera

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    No more new coal plant lending for BDO

    Banco De Oro Universal Bank (BDO Unibank) on Friday bared a new policy against financing the construction of new coal-fired power plants as a matter of course going forward.

    Moody’s unit projects volatile near-term inflation across Ph

    Inflation, or the rate of change in prices, is projected to range around the 4 percent mark in the second quarter this year, according to experts such as those from the analytics arm of the credit watcher Moody's Investors Service.

    Inflation surges forward in February to 3.4 percent even though core inflation slows

    The rate at which prices change across the Philippines pushed past expert projections in February, averaging higher to 3.4 percent for the month from only 2.8 percent in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.

    Insurance penetration diminish further in data cited by Sun Life Grepa

    The country's insurance penetration rate, defined as premium written as percent of local output growth or the gross domestic product (GDP), diminished further in 2023 to only 1.68 percent from 1.81 percent in 2023.

    Moody’s tracks Ph corruption index a notch higher in 2023

    The Philippines ranks among the weakest across the Asia-Pacific region in the important metric of transparency, which measures whether governments and their officials are forthright and accountable, according to Moody’s Analytics.

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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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