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April inflation quickened to 3.8% due to food, transpo costs — PSA

Food and transport prices once again accelerated the country’s inflation rate, rising by 3.8%, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's report on Tuesday......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Loan growth climbs to 9-month high in February

Loan growth further accelerated for the third straight month in February, growing by 8.6 percent from 7.8 percent in January, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

T-bills, T-bonds rates up after inflation uptick

Yields for the government’s short and long-term securities picked up across the board after inflation accelerated for the second straight month......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

Inflation accelerates to 3.7% in March

The increase in the prices of goods and services in the country accelerated for the second straight month in March on the back of faster upticks in food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported yesterday......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Market extends losses as inflation quickens

The stock market extended its losing streak yesterday, closing the week in the red as inflation accelerated for a second straight month in March......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

March inflation climbs to 3.7% due to soaring food, transport costs

The country's inflation accelerated to 3.7%, driven by increased food and transportation costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's report on Friday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

Vehicle sales rev up by 23% in February

Vehicle sales accelerated by more than a fifth in February from a year ago, supported by automotive firms’ marketing efforts as well as stable interest rates......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

March inflation may pick up amid high food prices

Inflation likely accelerated for the second straight month in March, mainly driven by high rice prices, prompting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to keep borrowing costs unchanged at its next policy review in April, analysts said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

BSP on guard vs inflation risks amid El Niño

The BSP chief said headline inflation likely further accelerated to 3.9 percent in March from 3.4 percent in February due to base effects, but lower than the 7.6 percent in March 2023......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Prepare for war

The tension between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea has again accelerated with the increasing harassment of Philippine ships......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

German manufacturing hits four-month low - S& P Global

Factory activity has dropped further than expected by economists, signaling a sharp downturn in the economy, data shows German manufacturing activity dropped well below expectations in February, indicating an accelerated rate of economic downturn, the latest data compiled by S&P Global has revealed.   .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

US budget deficit tops half a trillion

Outlays accelerated while receipts fell in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, Treasury data shows The US federal budget deficit reached half a trillion dollars in the first three months of the new fiscal year as spending picked up while receipts shrank, the US Treasury revealed on Thursday. In December a.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

State firms get higher subsidies

The government ramped up its budgetary support to state-run firms by 35 percent to almost P13 billion in February, with the bulk of the subsidies intended to fund irrigation projects......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

COA: Mountain Province LGU awarded projects to banned firm

The Commission on Audit has flagged the provincial government of Mountain Province for awarding two irrigation projects to a blacklisted construction firm......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

Marcos admin eyes building 20 new dams by 2028

To meet the country’s growing demand for water and power, the government is eyeing to build 20 medium and three to five large dams by 2028, the end of President Marcos’ term, according to National Irrigation Administration head Eduardo Guillen......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Pantabangan Dam may hit critical level by end-April

The water level in Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija may reach critical level by the end of April, affecting irrigation supply, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Expanded irrigation to boost Iloilo rice output

The expansion of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project is expected to increase local rice production in Iloilo by almost 140,000 metric tons, the Department of Agriculture said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Philippines rice sufficiency in 2028 dubious – group

The National Irrigation Administration projection that the Philippines can achieve rice sufficiency in 2028 is dubious, according to farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

DA releases P130 million worth of aid to CAR farmers

The government has turned over P130 million worth of financial aid, equipment and irrigation projects to farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region to boost their vegetable output and improve post-harvest facilities......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Biker found dead in canal

A participant in a bike race was found dead in an irrigation canal in this town on Sunday night......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024