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PCC flags mobile number portability promise, awareness gap
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has flagged low public awareness and massive unused system capacity as key constraints limiting the competitive impact of the country’s Mobile Number Portability (MNP) law, despite early signs that it nudged telecommunications firms to sharpen their game.
Lower BSP rates cool treasury bill yields
Average yields on Philippine treasury bills fell at Monday’s auction, reflecting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent quarter-point cut to its benchmark interest rate. The move signals easing borrowing costs for both the government and private sector amid a supportive macroeconomic backdrop.
Trump sidesteps court, raises global tariff to 15%
Just hours after the US Supreme Court struck down his global tariff regime, President Donald Trump did what markets have come to expect and went bigger.
Filipino flavors sizzle, seal $125M in Gulfood
If aroma could sign contracts, the Philippine pavilion at Gulfood 2026 would have cleared customs on scent alone.
Supreme Court voids Trump global tariff
The USD Supreme Court on Friday struck down the sweeping global tariffs imposed last year by President Donald Trump, delivering a body blow to a central pillar of his economic agenda.
