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Confidence in the Philippine banking system remains intact, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said, citing banks’ strong fundamentals and safeguards meant to protect the integrity of the financial system.

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Leyco explained that even the 5% interest rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in August is being outweighed by the surge in inflation. 

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Higher fuel, food and peso pressures could lift September inflation and strengthen the case for another BSP rate hike.

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 Two of the six entities in Mindanao that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) granted special citations early this week for being its development partners are based in this city, the capital of the Bangsamoro region.

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September's manufacturing contraction and sticky selling prices deepen growth concerns while complicating the BSP's policy outlook.

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Businesses turned more optimistic about the months ahead as firms anticipated stronger consumer demand and increased activity during the holiday season, while households were less pessimistic about their prospects.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/27/1_2026-09-27_20-52-36900_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558367 [Title] => Oil and peso weakness keep inflation pressure elevated [Summary] =>

Higher oil prices and peso weakness are keeping fuel, logistics and imported inflation pressures elevated into 4Q26.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/09/ab-capital-mockup-3cobranded_2026-01-09_10-08-1419_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558368 [Title] => Inflation risks keep BSP tightening bias intact [Summary] =>

Wage, food and peso pressures could extend BSP tightening, keeping rate-sensitive cyclicals under pressure until inflation eases.

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A wider current account deficit adds peso and inflation pressure, favoring dollar earners and defensives over domestic cyclicals.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/ab-capitallead-4_2026-01-12_09-57-47834_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558364 [Title] => Consumer credit drives provisioning, not systemic stress [Summary] =>

Rapid consumer credit growth is lifting provisions, but asset quality pressure remains concentrated rather than system-wide.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/ab-capitallead-4_2026-01-12_09-57-47834_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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Confidence in the Philippine banking system remains intact, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said, citing banks’ strong fundamentals and safeguards meant to protect the integrity of the financial system.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/09/3_2026-10-09_19-24-12313_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2562033 [Title] => 7.2% high inflation rate weakens Philippine peso — economist [Summary] =>

Leyco explained that even the 5% interest rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in August is being outweighed by the surge in inflation. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-09 12:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808965 [AuthorName] => Renalyn Ramirez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/05/17_2026-10-05_18-50-51400_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2561078 [Title] => Inflation likely rebounded in September – poll [Summary] =>

Higher fuel, food and peso pressures could lift September inflation and strengthen the case for another BSP rate hike.

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 Two of the six entities in Mindanao that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) granted special citations early this week for being its development partners are based in this city, the capital of the Bangsamoro region.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-03 16:51:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/03/bsp-story-photo_2026-10-03_16-49-26295_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2560466 [Title] => Manufacturing relapse adds to growth concerns [Summary] =>

September's manufacturing contraction and sticky selling prices deepen growth concerns while complicating the BSP's policy outlook.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-02 12:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/09/ab-capital-mockup-3cobranded_2026-01-09_10-08-1419_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559325 [Title] => Businesses turn more optimistic [Summary] =>

Businesses turned more optimistic about the months ahead as firms anticipated stronger consumer demand and increased activity during the holiday season, while households were less pessimistic about their prospects.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808134 [AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/27/1_2026-09-27_20-52-36900_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558367 [Title] => Oil and peso weakness keep inflation pressure elevated [Summary] =>

Higher oil prices and peso weakness are keeping fuel, logistics and imported inflation pressures elevated into 4Q26.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/09/ab-capital-mockup-3cobranded_2026-01-09_10-08-1419_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558368 [Title] => Inflation risks keep BSP tightening bias intact [Summary] =>

Wage, food and peso pressures could extend BSP tightening, keeping rate-sensitive cyclicals under pressure until inflation eases.

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A wider current account deficit adds peso and inflation pressure, favoring dollar earners and defensives over domestic cyclicals.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/ab-capitallead-4_2026-01-12_09-57-47834_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558364 [Title] => Consumer credit drives provisioning, not systemic stress [Summary] =>

Rapid consumer credit growth is lifting provisions, but asset quality pressure remains concentrated rather than system-wide.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-21 10:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/ab-capitallead-4_2026-01-12_09-57-47834_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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