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Meralco power rates slightly up anew in March

This would be the electricity concessionaire’s third consecutive power rate uptick this year. .....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 8th, 2024

Power rates to rise in February — Meralco

With the latest power rate hike, P115 will be the increase in the total electricity bill of a customer consuming 200 kilowatt-hour......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

Tighter-than-necessary rate environment on BSP’s radar

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is beginning to see a tighter-than-necessary monetary policy environment, which may call the need to lower interest rates in the second half even if it cuts ahead of the US Federal Reserve......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Philippines gets 25,000 MT US sugar allocation

Washington has given Manila the green light to export 25,300 metric tons raw value of raw sugar to the US at lower tariff rates, the US Trade Representative announced recently......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 19th, 2024

Investors swarm T-bond auction

Investors swarmed the latest offering of long-term securities, resulting in slightly lower rates and allowing the government to raise P30 billion......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Laurel pushing for lower food freight costs

The country’s prevailing freight rates on agricultural shipments must be “discounted” to keep food prices nationwide “affordable,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said. Laurel said that he would propose to the Philippine Ports Authority to implement a “discounted” freight rate for agricultural and food products......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

2.4M Dabawenyos working as of Oct 2023

The October 2023 Preliminary Employment report by the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao Region (PSA-Davao) reveals that 64 percent of the 3.780 million Dabawenyos aged 15 and above are part of the labor force, indicating that 2.42 million individuals are employed. This represents a 1.8 percentage point increase from the previous year. The report also highlights a 97.1 percent employment rate in the Davao Region as of October 2023, with a 2.9 percent unemployment rate, lower than the national average. Despite this, the region still maintains the highest employment rate in the Philippines. Additionally, the report compares employment rates across different regions, with Soccsksargen, Barmm, Central Luzon, CAR, Caraga, Western Visayas, Cagayan Valley, Mimaropa, and Central Visayas surpassing the national average. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) records the highest labor force participation rate among 17 regions, while the Zamboanga Peninsula has the lowest rate. The data is collected through the Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted quarterly and monthly by the PSA central office and its regional statistical services offices. The Davao Region, with nearly 6 million inhabitants, remains the 7th most populous region in the country......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

BSP keeps interest rates steady

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said yesterday that its Monetary Board decided to keep rates steady. In doing so, the BSP said that inflationary risks “continue to lean toward the upside”, but that its latest forecasts showed that “inflation would settle close to the upper-end of the target range.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

Philippine central bank holds key interest rates

MANILA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Thursday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate at 6.5 percent and the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In a press conference, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona said that inflation expectations remain well-anchored while a restrictive policy stance.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

BSP keeps rates on hold as expected

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hit the pause button for the fifth straight policy meeting as it kept the benchmark interest rates steady yesterday, but it may start cutting borrowing costs as early as August if a sustained downtrend in inflation becomes fully evident......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Meralco rates up this month

Household consumers should expect higher electricity bills this month as energy utility provider Manila Electric Co. increased rates by P0.4621 per kilowatt hour, to P11.4139 per kWh from P10.9518 per kWh last month......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Higher rates force government to cut down T-bond award

The government barely raised half of its target long-term securities yesterday as rates picked up, allowing it to borrow only P11.5 billion from the debt market......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Marina 7 to review ‘high’ Bantayan fare rates

Marina 7 to review ‘high’ Bantayan fare rates.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 20th, 2024

BSP keeps policy rates anew

By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — Philippine monetary officials on Thursday maintained the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates after noting that inflation dynamics and risks to the outlook........»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinestodaRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

Philippines central bank keeps key interest rates unchanged

MANILA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Monday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate at 6.5 percent, and the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities at 6 percent and 7 percent respectively. In a press conference, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona said the latest inflation path has shifted slightly higher but still remains within targe.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

BSP keeps rates unchanged; inflation still global problem

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas elected to keep interest rates steady after the PSA inflation data for March showed that inflation quickened here to 3.7% (increased for the third straight month)......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

BSP seen to cut rates by 100 bps this year

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is seen slashing interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year as easing inflation could support the growth of the country’s banking sector in the next two years, Fitch Ratings said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

BSP leaves interest rates unchanged

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas opted to keep interest rates unchanged at a near 17-year high for the fourth straight meeting yesterday, following the inflation uptick in March and as monetary authorities continue to be vigilant against upside risks......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

BSP seen to stand pat on policy rates anew

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is likely to keep interest rates steady today as prices may continue to remain elevated this quarter, but analysts said the central bank may have room to be less hawkish amid easing inflationary pressures......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 7th, 2024

Reissued T-bonds fetch higher rates

The reissuance of the government’s long-term securities fetched higher rates amid expectation of faster inflation in March that likely breached the target of the central bank......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024