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BSP seen set for jumbo 50-bp rate hike to 5%
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BSP seen set for jumbo 50-bp rate hike to 5%

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) next move against war-driven inflation could be a jumbo half-point rate hike, according to Deutsche Bank Research, which pointed to increasingly hawkish…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Filinvest Land sells P4.1B worth of property
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Filinvest Land sells P4.1B worth of property

MANILA, Philippines – Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) had cut its unsold residential inventory by P4.1 billion in the first quarter as the company ramped up sales of ready-for-occupancy (RFO) projects to…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Philippine foreign debt payments jump 31%
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Philippine foreign debt payments jump 31%

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ external debt service burden got heavier in the first two months of 2026, driven by a sharp growth in principal payments, according to data from the…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
STI profit down 22% in March quarter
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STI profit down 22% in March quarter

MANILA, Philippines – STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. saw its net income in the three months ending March 2026 fall by 22 percent as changes in revenue recognition weighed on quarterly…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Electric vehicle sales could hit 45% of PH total
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Electric vehicle sales could hit 45% of PH total

MANILA, Philippines – More electric cars are expected to ply Philippine roads by 2035 as the market is projected to account for around 45 percent of total vehicle sales if the…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
FILRT brings in global tenant Gatestone
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FILRT brings in global tenant Gatestone

MANILA, Philippines – Filinvest REIT Corp., (FILRT), the real estate investment trust arm of Filinvest Land Inc., said it had expanded its roster of international tenants after global customer experience and…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Regulators flag corporate, household debt vulnerabilities
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Regulators flag corporate, household debt vulnerabilities

MANILA, Philippines – Local financial regulators have flagged the impact of war-driven market volatility on corporate and household debt, while stressing that the banking system remains resilient. During its quarterly…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
DTI courts Chinese EV firms for PH expansion
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DTI courts Chinese EV firms for PH expansion

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seeks to attract more Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, particularly those specializing in compact vehicles and electrified two-wheelers. In an…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Chinese steel giant to open $1-B plant
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Chinese steel giant to open $1-B plant

MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese steel manufacturer is set to open in June its $1-billion facility in Maasim, Sarangani, marking the first phase of a broader multibillion-dollar expansion in the Philippines.…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Stricter PSE term limits rules
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Stricter PSE term limits rules

Unfazed by the threat of a court suit by a stockbroker-director, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pushed through with its plan to limit the term of the directors of…
May 25, 2026 · 1 min read