Headline inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in December 2025, its fastest pace since March last year, as higher food prices and quicker increases in clothing and footwear pushed overall prices up, government data showed. The latest figure marked a rebound from November’s slower pace but remained well below December 2024’s 2.9 percent, highlighting easing price pressures over the year.
Treasury bill yields slipped further at Monday’s auction, with the rate on the one-year paper breaking below 5 percent as investors priced in expectations of monetary policy easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) later this week.
Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November, its slowest pace in three months, as rice and corn prices stayed down and cost pressures across several key consumer items eased, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday.
Average rates on Treasury bills eased in Monday’s auction as investors positioned for potential monetary policy cuts by both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve later this month.
Philippine treasury bill yields continued to soften at the auction Tuesday, dragged lower by prospects of further monetary easing after a weaker-than-expected economic...
SM Supermalls will open later on weekdays nationwide starting March 30, shifting mall hours to 11:00 a.m. from Monday to Friday as part of efforts to conserve electricity during the ongoing National Energy Emergency. On Saturdays and Sundays, the malls open 10 a.m. Closing hours on all days will be at 9 p.m.
The government and energy sector players are rolling out emergency measures to protect electricity supply and limit price increases as global fuel markets remain unstable amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) booked a record P19 billion net income in 2025, up 18.9 percent from P16.03 billion a year earlier, parent GT Capital Holdings reported, as strong vehicle demand and an expanding electrified lineup lifted results.