Alas Pilipinas got back on track and held off China-based club Sichuan, 25-12, 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, for its first win in the 2025 VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup at Vinh Phuc Gymnasium on Monday, June 30. Motivated to bounce back from a 25-20, 25-21, 25-21 loss to Vietnam last weekend,...
Citing elevated oil prices and the recent depreciation streak of the Philippine peso, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its inflation forecast for June, with the upper band at nearly two percent. According to the BSP’s statement, released on Monday, June 30, consumer price increases...
A slightly higher inflation rate that remains below two percent in June would allow the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cut interest rates some more in August, economists said. In a June 27 report, Deutsche Bank Research economist Junjie Huang said headline inflation could have inched up to...
After swinging to a $3-billion deficit in the first quarter, the Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) is projected to more than double at $6.3 in the second quarter of the year, marking its widest shortfall in more than four years since the $9.14 billion posted in the last quarter of 2020, the...
Despite the strong showing of its reinforcements, Alas Pilipinas bowed to host Vietnam, 20-25, 21-25, 21-25, on the opening night of the Women 's Volleyball Cup at the Vinh Phuc Gymnasium Sunday, June 29. The Filipina hitters, led by Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Leila Cruz, couldn...
United States-imposed (US) reciprocal tariffs, a three-month pause of which is concluding 10 days from now, caused a decline in the confidence index of businesses in the second quarter of the year, while Filipino consumers’ confidence was deeply hurt by the insufficient income and fewer jobs...
As he marks the third year of his presidency on June 30, President Marcos is keeping his eye firmly on the future, vowing to deliver real, measurable change to the lives of ordinary Filipinos by the time he steps down in 2028. After the unfavorable result of the 2025 elections, the President had...
Construction of the Samal Island–Davao City Connector (SIDC) Bridge exceeded its target progress under the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) infrastructure program in Mindanao. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said the bridge...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will launch an expanded version of its disaster preparedness program next week to reach more Filipinos and enhance the country’s preparedness. “Panatag Pilipinas 2.0” will kick off in Makati City on Tuesday, July 1, coinciding with this year’s observance...
Prices for housing units in the Philippines rose at a much slower pace in the first three months of the year, although costs in Metro Manila posted a double-digit surge. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed on Friday, June 27, that the nationwide Residential Property Price Index...
Exactly 34 days from now, a change in the stewardship of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ' (BSP) Financial Supervision Sector (FSS) is upon us, as its current head reaches the mandatory retirement age. It feels like just yesterday she walked into the corridors of what was then known as the...
Downward inflation across the region would allow Asian central banks, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), to cut interest rates further until year-end, according to the think tank Oxford Economics. “Inflation in Asia is approaching or has already fallen below the lower bound of...
