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PH posts wider external gap, but reserves cushion impact on households
The Philippines posted a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $827-million in December 2025, bringing the full-year shortfall to $5.7 billion, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.
Fresh gas find re-energizes Philippine power sector
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the country’s first major natural gas discovery in more than a decade, a find that could extend Malampaya’s life and steady electricity supply.
Government courts investors with ‘big, bold reforms’
Senior economic officials on Friday laid out the government’s big, bold reforms aimed at improving governance, restoring investor confidence, and driving sustainable growth during a high-level dialogue with business leaders in Bonifacio Global City.
Overseas Filipinos send US$2.9B home in November
Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos rose to US$2.9 billion in November 2025, highlighting the continued importance of migrant workers’ income in supporting the Philippine economy.
Transmission charges dip in January bills, helping homes and businesses
Electricity consumers will pay slightly lower transmission charges in their January 2026 power bills, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said.
