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Baby bust economics: Filipinos hold button on pause
The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.
PEZA smashes 2025 target with record growth
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its 2025 investment target, approving P260.89 billion worth of projects and beating its P250-billion goal, while posting a 21.91 percent increase from the P214 billion recorded in 2024.p
Global rail giants, SMC vie for NSCR O&M contract
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday that strong interest from San Miguel Corp. and major local and international firms in the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance (O&M) contract is “very encouraging.”
Central bank cautions public on BSP-linked scams
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has warned the public to stay alert against fraudulent schemes that misuse the BSP’s name, logo, and even the names and signatures of its officials.
Gov’t reviews plan to sell state-owned coconut chemicals plant
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the government is reviewing whether to proceed with the planned sale of United Coconut Chemicals Inc. (Cocochem), a state-owned coconut chemicals facility in Batangas, as global demand for coconut-based products rises.
