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Peso at P63 sharpens the BSP policy trade-off

21 hours ago

Peso depreciation raises inflation risks and strengthens the case for higher-for-longer rates, favoring dollar earners, exporters...

Stock Commentary

Peso crosses 63 to $1 level

By Keisha Ta-Asan | 1 day ago

The peso breached the 63-to-a-dollar level yesterday, closing at a fresh record low as  US inflation heated up, ...

Business

Expanded employment opportunities: Match skills with jobs - BBM

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | 2 days ago

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called for expanded employment opportunities and better alignment of training programs with industry needs as he opened the 26th National Public Employment Service Office...

Cebu News

Oil and peso weakness keep inflation pressure elevated

September 22, 2026 - 10:35am

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

Stock Commentary

Inflation risks keep BSP tightening bias intact

September 22, 2026 - 10:35am

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

Stock Commentary

Wider external gap adds pressure to the peso

September 21, 2026 - 10:35am

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

Stock Commentary

‘Weak peso may erode appeal of Philippines bonds to foreign funds’

By Aubrey Rose Inosante | September 11, 2026 - 12:00am

With the peso emerging as the worst performing currency in Asia, rising currency risk could dim the appeal of Philippine bonds...

Business

The real cost of a weak peso

By Joe Zaldarriaga | September 10, 2026 - 12:00am

In the recent days I have been keeping tab of movements in prices of goods and services, a quiet sense of worry has been building...

Business

Philippines debt pile grows to P19.39 trillion in July

By Aubrey Rose Inosante | September 4, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s outstanding debt climbed to P19.39 trillion in July as the government continued to tap domestic and external...

Business

Bottomless

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | September 3, 2026 - 12:00am

We have not found the bottom yet.

Opinion