The Bulacan Provincial government has started enforcing heightened security measures in schools and universities in the province following reports of increasing crime incidents involving students. Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando led the 3rd Quarter Joint Meeting of the Provincial Peace and...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB), through the Provincial Health Office–Public Health (PHO-PH), honored 125 blood donors at the Blood Galloner’s Awards 2025 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, for their consistent support to the province 's blood donation drive. The blood donors came from...
“I was thrilled,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor for regional operations and advocacy sector, Bernadette “Berna” Romulo-Puyat, unabashedly shared her feelings about her close encounter with US Federal Reserve (US Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell. DG Berna was among the...
With an already narrow output gap and the economy in a “goldilocks” or ideal state, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said slashing key borrowing costs further by three-quarters of a point is unlikely, with two cuts more likely than one. “I think two is more likely than one. Two is still...
Despite recent interest rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), inflation hitting nearly six-year lows in recent months, and still-muted second-quarter growth in some sectors, further reductions in key borrowing costs are seen as necessary. “We think the second-quarter GDP [gross...
BORACAY—The local government of Aklan is urging the national government to allocate approximately ₱2 billion to fund its proposed cruise ship port at the world-famous Boracay, aiming to replenish foreign arrivals that have recently seen a decline. Aklan Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores told...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. indicated that the central bank is considering another 25-basis-point (bps) reduction in its key interest rate as early as August. “A further reduction in the key interest rate is 'on the table’,” Remolona told reporters on...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is considering two more cuts to key borrowing costs, driven by easing inflation and an economic slowdown attributed to consumer and business uncertainty. Two cuts are “possible,” BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of the 32nd BSP...
Governor Daniel Fernando vowed to push for the creation of the Bulacan Mega City and more housing projects as he took his oath of office before Executive Judge Hermenegildo Dumlao II at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, Bulacan, on Sunday, June 29. The ceremony was held during the...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando led a major “Green Revolution” campaign in the province, together with the Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO), by planting over 1,000 native tree seedlings in Sitio Payapa, Barangay Camachin, Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT). The...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. warned that rising global oil prices and the peso’s depreciation streak could push inflation above five percent, a level last seen nearly two years ago. “We do scenario analysis today [Friday] in which we focus on particular risks....
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said the Japan Credit Rating Agency’s (JCR) latest affirmation of the Philippines’ “A-” credit rating with a stable outlook is expected to strengthen confidence among Japanese investors in the country. On Thursday, June 5, JCR...
