The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said personal remittance of overseas Filipino workers in September rose 2.6 percent year-on-year to USD3.2 billion, pushing nine-month personal remittance 2.8 percent higher to USD27.24 billion.
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday kept its policy settings unchanged as projected, having made a surprise off-cycle adjustment two weeks earlier to keep inflation from getting disanchored.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday that the government is committed to bringing down inflation and maintaining overall price stability.
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The Philippine Statistics Authority said Tuesday total foreign investments pledges approved by investments promotion agencies in the third quarter more than doubled to P27.30 billion from P13.05 billion in the same quarter last year.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Monday set the record straight on his educational background amid erroneous reports claiming he is a graduate of the University of Santos Tomas (UST), saying he quit school to raise his eldest child.
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who at 101 still served as chief legal adviser to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., passed away on Thursday, his daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile announced. “With profound love and gratitude, my father peacefully returned to his Creator on November 13, 2025, at 4:21 p.m., surrounded by our family at home,” she said, adding that it was her father’s wish to take his final breath in their residence. JPE, as he is known, was hospitalized earlier this week, battling pneumonia. The family requested privacy as they grieve, with details of public viewing to follow. Enrile served several presidents, including the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and Corazon Aquino—both as Defense Secretary. The Senate expressed sorrow and, following tradition, suspended deliberation on the government’s 2026 budget following the passing of its former leader, a figure both vilified for his role during the Martial Law years and revered for EDSA People’s Power Revolution.
The group of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) confirmed it is in preliminary discussions with the Villar Group for a possible acquisition of Prime Water Infrastructure Corp., one of the country’s largest private water operators.
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), through its subsidiary Panay Energy Development Corp., has funded a P17.3-million lighting system for the La Paz Football Ground in Iloilo City.
The twin blows of tropical systems Tino and Uwan have caused an estimated ₱743.83 million in agricultural damage across several regions, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.