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    Manila likely missed growth goal averaging 6% in 2023 – Moody’s

    The Philippines is seen to have missed its goal of boosting local output expansion averaging at least 6 percent in 2023, having grown at a slower rate of only 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter last year, analysts at Moody's Analytics said on Monday.

    US economy brushes aside recession fearmongering with strong Q4 performance

    The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter amid strong consumer spending, and shrugged off dire predictions of a recession after the Federal Reserve aggressively raised interest rates, with growth for the full year coming in at 2.5 percent.

    Withholding tax on digital market operator, financial services provider now in effect – BIR

    The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has clarified Revenue Regulation 16-2023 which imposes a withholding tax on the gross remittance of electronic marketplace (e-marketplace) operators and digital financial services providers (DFSPs) to sellers/merchants.

    Philippines Dec trade deficit narrows to USD4.01B as imports fall 

    The Philippines’ trade deficit in December narrowed to USD4.01 billion from USD4.73 billion in November, as imports declined from the previous month at a faster clip than exports, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed Friday.

    DOTr exercises regulatory forbearance and extends consolidation deadline another three months

    For the nth time, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Thursday a final three-month extension for jeepney operators to consolidate under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. The extension is meant to boost the consolidation rate still higher to 85 percent in Metro Manila by the end of April. 

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    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.

    EastWest profit surges on strong momentum

    East West Banking Corp., the country’s 11th largest lender by assets, capped 2025 with a 21 percent jump in net income to P9.2 billion, powered by robust core revenues, double-digit fee growth and tighter cost discipline, underscoring the bank’s expanding earnings engine in a competitive market.

    Rafael Fernandez de Mesa: The other Rafa who built his own court

    Rafael Fernandez de Mesa likes to open with a joke. In another life, he says, he might have been the first Rafa people talked about. Instead, that distinction belongs to Rafael Nadal. Fernandez de Mesa found his arena elsewhere, trading baseline rallies for balance sheets.

    When safety grounds flights, bills soar

    Gilbert had barely settled into his seat on a Friday evening flight bound for Manila, pleased to be heading home after several days of meetings in Mindanao. An hour later, the single-aisle jet remained parked on the tarmac at Francisco Bangoy International Airport, engines silent, cabin restless.

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