The average price of regular milled rice fell 20 percent year-on-year to P40.66 per kilo in the first half of August, potentially easing overall inflation if the downtrend holds through month-end.
Treasury bill yields declined at Monday’s auction as investors shifted focus back to short-term debt following the auction of five-year retail treasury bonds last week, and amid growing anticipation of potential monetary policy easing.
Inflation in the Philippines eased to its lowest level in six years in July, driven by falling prices of rice, other food items, and utilities. The headline inflation rate slowed to 0.9 percent, down from 1.4 percent in June, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Treasury bill yields moved mostly lower at Monday’s auction, as investors braced for a raft of key economic reports that could influence future monetary policy direction.
Spanish renewable energy company Acciona Energia has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Power Construction Corp. of China for its 180-megawatt Daanbantayan solar project in Cebu.
Advanced Media Broadcasting System Inc. (AMBS) will begin airing ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Channel on ALLTV starting January 2 next year, following TV5’s decision to end its content partnership with ABS-CBN on the same date.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started allowing cashless payments on the EDSA Busway using GCash to make commuting faster and more convenient.
The government will spend P6 billion to rehabilitate EDSA, Metro Manila’s busiest road, 64.7 percent less than the original plan, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Wednesday.