Top News
Regional monitor affirms PH economic resilience in high-level BSP talks
The Philippine economy continues to show strong stability despite global headwinds, backed by steady trade, cash remittances, and a well-capitalized banking system, according to the latest review by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
PH pushes silver economy, youth safeguards, climate resilience
The Philippines is pushing ASEAN to turn its socio-cultural agenda into concrete economic and social action, with a focus on keeping older workers productive, protecting young people in the digital economy, and strengthening resilience against climate-related shocks.
Gov’t secures funding for ₱20 rice subsidy until 2028
The government has secured sufficient funding to sustain President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-per-kilo rice program through the end of his term in mid-2028, with most newly allocated funds remaining available for deployment, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed.
UN backs new map to correct global size distortion
The world could soon look different in classrooms, newsrooms, and digital platforms after the United Nations backed a push to replace the familiar Mercator map with projections that more accurately show the relative size of countries and continents.
Moody’s projects inflation to return to target range by 2027-2028 as BSP earns high marks
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has earned fresh praise from sovereign credit giant Moody’s Ratings, which expects local inflation to steadily settle back within the government's two to four percent target range between 2027 and 2028.
