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Inflation creeps up in January as bills bite back

Headline inflation in the Philippines nudged higher to 2.0 percent in January, a gentle but telling start to the year.

Inflation up in December, BSP signals pause

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.

US inflation surprise spurs Wall Street rally

U.S. stocks jumped Thursday after a long-delayed inflation report delivered a clear upside surprise, snapping Wall Street out of a four-session slide and reigniting hopes for interest-rate cuts.

Slower November inflation bolsters case for BSP rate cut

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. 

Food price slowdown keeps inflation steady at 1.7% in October

Philippine headline inflation held steady at 1.7 percent in October 2025, unchanged from September and slower than the 3.0 percent recorded a year earlier, as food and transport costs continued to ease, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.

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McDonald’s Philippines stretches Earth Hour into a month

In a country where lights rarely go out, McDonald’s Philippines is deliberately flipping the switch—again and again.

Price Council backs DA-proposed temporary price cap on imported rice

The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.

World Bank $1B financing targets Philippine farm transformation

At least five million Filipino farmers are poised to benefit from a USD1-billion World Bank financing package aimed at accelerating a nationwide shift toward higher productivity, diversification, and climate resilience—an overhaul long seen as critical to stabilizing food supply and rural incomes.

MPTC activates Holy Week traffic plan nationwide

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is rolling out its “Biyaheng Arangkada” motorist assistance program from March 27 to April 6, 2026, bracing for the annual Holy Week travel surge.

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