After financial analytics firm S&P Global maintained the Philippines’ long-term foreign currency-rating at BBB+, House Ways and Means Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda credited the Marcos administration for successful economic recovery. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda On...
Debt-watcher S&P Global maintained the Philippines' investment grade status with stable outlook as it expects the economy to remain robust on the back of strong domestic demand. S&P on Thursday, Nov. 17, kept the country's long-term foreign-currency rating at "BBB+," which is one notch away...
The local manufacturing sector registered a further improvement in operating conditions in May as both output and new orders grew at solid rates, the latest survey from S&P Global showed on Wednesday, June 1. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)...
The local manufacturing sector saw the strongest improvement in operating conditions for more than four years in April, a report by S&P Global Ratings revealed. S & P Global report released on Monday, May 2, showed the Philippine purchasing managers’ index reached a reading of 53.3 in...
President Duterte's approval and trust ratings are higher in April 2022 than at any point in 2021 according to results of the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Pahayag 2022 survey. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The survey results, released on Monday, April 11,...
Debt-watcher Fitch Ratings expects the ratio between the country’s economic output and the government’s budget deficit would remain above its pre-pandemic levels next year. Fitch Ratings said the government’s fiscal deficit-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, a closely watched indicator of...
The Philippine economy is seen to expand to over 7 percent in the next few years as forecast by global credit rating firms, Malacañang announced on Friday, Feb. 18. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing the recent report from S&P Global Ratings, Cabinet secretary and acting presidential...
Episode 11 of the JTBC Korean drama “Snowdrop” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo rose in the ratings. According to Nielsen Korea, episode 11 of “Snowdrop” on Jan. 16 got a nationwide rating of 3.017 percent to place sixth in the top 10 programs in the general programming cable TV...
President Duterte's soaring approval rating is testament to the "responsiveness" of his administration this late into his tenure. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Friday, Dec. 31 as he highlighted the...
converge Domestic credit rating agency Philippine Ratings Services Corp. (PhilRatings) gave the highest credit rating of "Aaa with stable outlook” to the P5 billion maiden bond offer of Converge ICT Solutions Inc., with an oversubscription option of up to P5 billion. PRS gave the rating due to...
Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on Nov. 8, 2021, the same day the City of Manila scrapped the face shield policy except in hospital and other medical facilities. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) The approval rating of the government’s pandemic response dropped by 30...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted Friday, Sept. 24 that President Duterte's satisfaction ratings are "still very good by any standards". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This staterment was made after media outlets reported the drop in Duterte's satisfaction numbers based...
