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SP Escudero, Speaker Romualdez retain leadership posts in 20th Congress
Senate President Francisco Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez successfully retained their leadership positions as the 20th Congress that was convened on Monday, following...
Agri losses near ₱2B as weather damage expands
The agriculture sector continues to reel from compounding weather-related damage, with total losses now reaching ₱1.84 billion due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong, according to a Sunday morning advisory from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Banks still cautious on lending, but tightening slows — BSP
The various banks are maintaining a cautious stance toward lending, though signs of easing in their risk aversion emerged in the latest 2Q 2025 Senior Bank Loan Officers’ Survey (SLOS) released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Monsoon, storm trio deliver P1.12B agri disaster grand slam
Severe weather conditions—driven by tropical storms Crising, Dante, and Emong, along with intensified southwest monsoon rains—have inflicted P1.12 billion in agricultural damage across the Philippines, with rice farming the hardest hit, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Friday.
Budget deficit widens in June on higher spending, slower revenue growth
The budget deficit widened to P241.6 billion in June, up 15.6 percent from P209.1 billion last year as spending outpaced revenue growth, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Thursday.
