For a lot of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) teachers, returning home is not just about finding a job; it is about coming to terms with the sacrifices they made while working abroad. Teacher I Aylene Lara knows this all too well. "I didn’t want to work abroad for a very long time because it’s...
Demand for government securities (GS) improved at the start of the second quarter, but the Marcos Jr. administration still struggled to raise its planned ₱27 billion in short-term debt papers, as overall interest costs remained elevated amid anticipation of a policy hike in April. During the...
Cybercrime agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have stepped up the monitoring of social media on energy‑related disinformation amid the series of oil price hikes in the past weeks. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the intensified campaign against the attempt to...
Fuel price pain continues after the Holy Week, with diesel nearing a ₱20-per-liter increase and gasoline resuming its upward adjustment despite remaining unchanged last week. Effective Tuesday, April 7, Shell Pilipinas announced that diesel prices will rise by ₱19.80 per liter, gasoline by...
The push for joint energy exploration between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) met fierce opposition from a think tank, citing Beijing 's long history of maritime aggression against Filipinos. The Stratbase Institute, an independent international think-tank and...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Monday, April 6, that the government 's P10 billion assistance to farmers and fisherfolk is not enough to cover all of them, especially as the country battles the impact of the ongoing crisis. Pangilian noted the 60 percent gap in farm aid, saying the...
On the heels of a record-high performance in 2025, the country’s merchandise exports may post flat growth this year as the ongoing war in the Middle East drives up fuel costs and disrupts supply chains, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “To be honest, it 's hard to...
The government is maintaining its ₱360 billion excise tax target for this year, betting on domestic resilience even as the government prepares to potentially sacrifice billions in fuel revenue to offset Middle East oil shocks. This comes despite the likelihood that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
The Philippines is more vulnerable to “stagflationary” shock than any of its Southeast Asian neighbors as surging energy costs and cooling domestic demand squeeze the country’s economy, according to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) In a research note published last week, OCBC economists...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated due to the Middle East conflict may withdraw their savings from the Pag IBIG Fund and avail of the three-month moratorium for their housing loans at the same time, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said. DHSUD...
If the war in the Middle East prolongs and global oil prices continue to skyrocket, the Philippine peso could breach the ₱61:$1 level in the second quarter of 2026 and even hit as low as ₱62 to ₱64 against the United States (US) dollar. “Our base case forecasts for the US dollar-Philippine...
