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Stronger bank lending and money supply expansion signal resilient economic momentum
The various banks accelerated their lending activity in August, driven by a steady demand for credit from key business sectors. Big banks expanded their loan portfolios by 11 percent year-on-year, picking up speed from the 10.4 percent growth recorded in July.
Telcos vow cooperation with NTC over service crackdown, even as they cite independent performance ratings
The country’s three major mobile network operators have pledged to work with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) following the regulator’s September 24 show-cause order, which threaten daily fines of P100,000 each over persistent poor mobile broadband services in key parts of Metro Manila.
Maynilad cuts daily water losses by over 150 million liters
West Zone water provider Maynilad Water Services Inc. has trimmed its non-revenue water, or NRW, by more than 150 million liters per day as of June 2026 compared with the same month in 2025.
Households and businesses signal turnaround as economic optimism rebounds
Economic sentiment across the Philippines is turning a corner as both families and business owners show growing confidence in their financial future.
Housing market softens as regional divergence hits record slowdown
Residential property prices across the country experienced a significant cooling period in the second quarter of 2026, registering their slowest year-on-year growth rate since tracking began in 2019, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). While property values in the National Capital Region continued to expand, this upward momentum was dragged down by a widespread price drop in regions outside the capital. The downturn, the BSP noted, was most pronounced in regions beyond Greater Manila, marking the first time overall prices outside the capital region have contracted on an annual basis and signaling a clear shift in the country's housing dynamics.
