For the Philippines, economic growth remains strong and among the highest in the world. Recent data suggests that full-year inflation is unlikely to exceed the upper limit of the target range, …
Philippines’ liquidity at 5.6% YoY in April
It was slower than the 5.7% YoY in March. The Philippines’ domestic liquidity (M3) in April grew by 5.6% year-on-year (YoY) to around $290b (₱17.2t), slightly lower than March’s 5.7%. Domestic claims …
Nurse finds greener pasture in real estate
CEBU, Philippines — The promising opportunities in real estate have prompted a registered nurse to switch careers, opting to sell premium properties instead of pursuing a potentially high-paying …
Philippine dollar reserves hit new two-year high
MANILA, Philippines — Fresh foreign borrowings by the Philippine … By convention, GIR is deemed adequate if it can finance at least three months’ worth of the country’s imports of goods and payments …
Philippines Rejects ‘Absurd’ Beijing Demand Over South China Sea
The Philippines said it will continue to maintain and supply its South China Sea outposts without seeking permission from any other nation, dismissing Beijing’s demand to do so as “absurd, nonsense …
Digital Lending Usage in Philippines Surges 37%
Filipinos’ reliance on digital financial services intensified in 2023 … Digido, which was included among the 70 digital lending apps licensed in the Philippines, expects the interest in digital …
Adrift for 21 days: American man’s journey from Philippines to Vietnam
Photo by VnExpress/Chau Tho On June 4 Quinn Richard Anthony spoke to VnExpress about his relief that the boat’s engine was functioning again.After being towed to a port in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province the day before by local fishermen,
How the Philippines is turning the water-cannon on China
For now the contest is in the grey zone, between peace and war. China’s coastguard regularly harasses Filipino vessels with water cannon near disputed shoals in the South China Sea. But at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual defence talkfest in Singapore that ended on June 2nd, China got the political blasting.
US Army brings its premier training center to Philippines for first time
U.S. Army Pacific exported its premier wargaming technology, the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, to the Philippines this month for the first time for exercises to help soldiers hone their combat skills.
Philippines bans imports of poultry products from Australia due to bird flu
The Philippines’ agriculture ministry said it was banning the imports of birds and poultry products from Australia because of a bird flu outbreak in Australian states.