Vegetable prices spiked in September as typhoons and floods affected several provinces. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Katherine K. ChanHEADLINE INFLATION accelerated to a six-month high in September, mainly due to costlier fuel and vegetables, but remained below the central bank’s 2-4% target, the Philippine Statistics

US dollar bills are seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington in this Nov. 14, 2014 file photo. — REUTERSTHE PHILIPPINES’ dollar reserves rose to its highest in 11 months at end-September, driven by higher global gold prices,

People shop for goods in Divisoria, Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE WORLD BANK maintained its Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for this year and 2026, amid heightened uncertainty and slowing global growth.In its latest East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released on Tuesday,

A worker is seen inside a manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, March 1, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Isa Jane D. AcabalFACTORY OUTPUT expanded in August, driven by higher production of food products, machinery and equipment, and a slower annual decline in basic

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPOWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a rise in its generation charge this month, as the peso’s depreciation is seen to drive up the cost of power purchased from its suppliers.“While we are still waiting for some billings from our suppliers to

STOCK PHOTO | Image by terimakasih0 from PixabayBy Alexandria Grace C. MagnoTHE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to introduce a unified lending identification (ULI) system to make it easier for borrowers to access credit and to prevent predatory lending and abusive debt collection

BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the dual-tranche Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at average rates close to comparable secondary market levels following slower-than-expected September inflation.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P35 billion as planned via its dual-tenor T-bond

1 of 2ARTWORKS that ponder Philippine colonial history, personal and collective memory, and expressions of faith came out on top in the 2025 edition of the Ateneo Art Awards (AAA), held last Sunday at the Ateneo Art Gallery of the Ateneo De Manila University in

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTOYOTA FINANCIAL Services Philippines Corp. (TFSPH), the automotive financing and leasing arm of listed GT Capital Holdings, Inc., ended the offer period for its P2-billion maiden bond issuance on Oct. 7, earlier than scheduled, citing strong investor demand.“Originally set to run from Oct.

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO recovered against the dollar on Tuesday as the market expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to pause its easing cycle against this week even as September inflation came in slower than expected.The local unit closed at P58.10 versus the greenback,