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Filipinos are becoming more comfortable with formal credit and digital banking even as inflation and rising living costs weigh on their financial outlook, pointing to a gradual shift in borrowing behavior toward regulated financial institutions, according to TransUnion.

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Local and national officials run and promise during their campaign that, if elected, life will be better for their voters, constituents, their barangay, towns, cities and the whole country.

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President Bongbong Marcos wants Filipinos to believe that his family’s fabulous fortune is not ill-gotten.

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Most Filipinos said they were fairly paid, but only six in 10 workers said they were satisfied with their current pay, according to a survey conducted by Jobstreet by SEEK.

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An overwhelming majority of Filipinos reportedly want more bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, placing pressure on legislators to increase the active transport budget to at least P1 billion.

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Approximately eight in 10 Filipinos wanted to change careers in the past six months, seeking better growth opportunities and healthier work-life balance as they became exhausted with their current working environments, a recent study revealed.

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Are Filipinos overconfident about their digital hygiene? Despite an overwhelming majority of Filipinos rating their online habits as good, fewer than half actually practice measures to protect themselves against cybercrime, according to a survey commissioned by insurance technology firm bolttech.

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Trust in news has significantly dropped among Filipinos this year, marking the steepest decline among countries covered in the annual Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute.

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In the context of long-term currency depreciation and growing consumer preference for resilient assets, gold continues to stand out as a trusted store of value for many Filipinos.

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Many people say Filipinos don’t read.

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                    [Title] => Credit perception in Phl hits record  high as digital bank adoption rises
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Filipinos are becoming more comfortable with formal credit and digital banking even as inflation and rising living costs weigh on their financial outlook, pointing to a gradual shift in borrowing behavior toward regulated financial institutions, according to TransUnion.

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Local and national officials run and promise during their campaign that, if elected, life will be better for their voters, constituents, their barangay, towns, cities and the whole country.

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President Bongbong Marcos wants Filipinos to believe that his family’s fabulous fortune is not ill-gotten.

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Most Filipinos said they were fairly paid, but only six in 10 workers said they were satisfied with their current pay, according to a survey conducted by Jobstreet by SEEK.

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An overwhelming majority of Filipinos reportedly want more bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, placing pressure on legislators to increase the active transport budget to at least P1 billion.

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Approximately eight in 10 Filipinos wanted to change careers in the past six months, seeking better growth opportunities and healthier work-life balance as they became exhausted with their current working environments, a recent study revealed.

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Are Filipinos overconfident about their digital hygiene? Despite an overwhelming majority of Filipinos rating their online habits as good, fewer than half actually practice measures to protect themselves against cybercrime, according to a survey commissioned by insurance technology firm bolttech.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807056 [AuthorName] => Elijah Felice Rosales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/04/3_2026-07-04_18-33-2525_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535776 [Title] => Filipinos’ trust in news falls to 28% – report [Summary] =>

Trust in news has significantly dropped among Filipinos this year, marking the steepest decline among countries covered in the annual Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute.

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In the context of long-term currency depreciation and growing consumer preference for resilient assets, gold continues to stand out as a trusted store of value for many Filipinos.

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Many people say Filipinos don’t read.

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