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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Katherine K. ChanEMERGING RISKS to inflation may limit the Philippine central bank’s ability to ease further in 2026 despite an expected economic slowdown, analysts said.John Paolo R. Rivera, a senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, said another 25-basis-point

PCOOBy Adrian H. Halili, Reporter and Vonn Andrei E. VillamielBUDGET WATCHDOGS warned that Congress’ rushed timetable to finalize the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 increases the risk of unchecked amendments and last-minute insertions, potentially undermining transparency. Adolfo Jose A. Montesa, an adviser for the People’s

1 of 3ARAO, a Hong Kong (HK)-based jewelry brand, has found a home in the Philippines in Rustan’s Silver Vault at the Shangri-La Plaza.It makes sense: the brand’s founder, Mirabel Rosar, has roots in the Philippines. A marketing executive who moved abroad in 2012, she

TREASURY.GOV.PHRATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) on offer this week could end slightly lower after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) lowered borrowing costs again and with the US Federal Reserve’s policy path still uncertain.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) will auction off P20 billion