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February inflation slows to 2.6% from January’s 2.9%

March 5, 2020

Inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in February from 2.9 percent in the previous month due to lower annual increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages index, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday ”Annual increments decelerated in the indices

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PSE index gains for second day

March 4, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended higher for the second day on Wednesday. The peso settled at P50.551 against the US dollar from P50.69 on Tuesday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached

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NEDA sees further decline in price of rice with tariffication law

March 4, 2020

The National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA) said on Wednesday it expects the price of rice per kilo to further drop with the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law. In a press briefing in Malacanang, NEDA Assistant Secretary Mercedita

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Senate adopts resolution allowing ABS-CBN to operate beyond franchise expiration

March 4, 2020

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate” to allow television giant ABS-CBN Corp. and its subsidiaries to operate beyond the expiration of its franchise set on May 4, 2020. Senate Resolution 6, filed by

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Foreign businesses affected by COVID-19 in China may expand operation in Philippines, DTI chief says

March 4, 2020

Some foreign manufacturing companies in China affected by coronavirus disease have been eyeing the Philippines to expand their operation, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Wednesday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Lopez said if the COVID-19 outbreak

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PSE index down, peso gains vs US dollar

March 2, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended lower on Monday. The peso settled at P50.63 against the US dollar from Friday’s 50.92. Volume at the foreign exchange portal reached $1.468 billion from $1.684 billion on Friday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (

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Philippines to make 1st contribution to ADB grant fund – DOF

March 1, 2020

With the Philippines expected this year to rise to upper middle-income status ahead of schedule, it is making its first-ever contribution to the grant fund of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) intended for the most vulnerable and least developed member-countries

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PSE index ends week lower

February 28, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended lower on Friday. The peso finised at P50.97 against the US dollar from P50.815 on Thursday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.684 billion from $1.42

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