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Philippine central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Thursday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, and thus the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Monetary Board noted that the inflation outlook "was broadly unchanged.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Philippine central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine central bank opted Thursday to keep the bank's target reverse repurchase rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, and thus the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Monetary Board noted that the inflation outlook "was broadly unchanged.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Residential electricity rates up by P0.19/kWh for Jan-Feb billing

Visayan Electric residential consumers will experience an increase of P0.19/kWh for their January-February billing. The hike is caused by the increase in generation rates at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and the transmission charges of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The increase brings the average residential electricity rate from P11.43/kWh last.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

BSP seen to start rate cuts in August

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas could start slashing interest rates in August this year until the first quarter of 2025 after keeping key rates elevated for a longer period of time, Nomura Global Markets Research said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

Power rates slightly inch up in January — Meralco

Meralco said that it will have a slight increase in power rates by P0.0846 per kiloWatt-hour (kWh) which brings the overall rate for a household to P11.3430 per kWh this month......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Moody’s, Fitch research arms see rate cuts in 2nd half

The research units of the Moody’s and Fitch Group expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to cut rates in the second half , reversing a tightening cycle that saw key policy rates rise by 450 basis points......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Approval of anti-online piracy bills sought

A citizens’ rights group has renewed its calls for the Senate to expedite the passage of anti-online piracy bills, saying that each day of delay translates into significant tangible and intangible losses for the creatives industry while scammers get richer with each victim......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Senate hearing on bills vs online piracy slated next week

The Senate Trade and Industry Committee will tackle on April 23 two bills on amending the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines to enable online site blocking and safeguard intellectual property rights......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Mandaue Councilor to MCWD: Allow consumers to pay water bills on staggered basis

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A Mandaue City Councilor is urging the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to allow city residents to pay on a staggered basis their bills for the months of March and April. Councilor Jennifer Del Mar, chairperson of the committee on Disaster Risk Reduction Management, said that doing so would lighten the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

DOST seeks Mindanaoans’ support for priority S& T bills

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in a consultative forum, recently sought support from the scientific and legislative communities in Mindanao for the passage of five priority scientific bills......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 19th, 2024

Senate to prioritize LEDAC bills, not Cha-cha

The Senate would rather prioritize bills listed in the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council than rush the passage of the proposed measure to amend the 1987 Constitution – at least based on the chamber’s agenda and schedule for the last week of session.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 18th, 2024

Panagbenga merchants warned vs circulation of fake P1K bills

Counterfeit P1,000 bills might be circulating around the Baguio Flower Festival’s (Panagbenga) famous promenade area “Session Road in Bloom”......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024

SC affirms conviction of man caught with fake bills

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man arrested for possession and use of counterfeit Philippine peso bills......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Bimby kailangan nang mag-work para sa medical bills ni Kris Aquino, true ba?

MATAPOS ang kanyang health update, sinabi ng Queen of All Media na si Kris Aquino na uuwi na ng Pilipinas ang bunso niyang anak na si Bimby sa susunod na buwan. Ibinunyag ni Kris na kailangan nang magtrabaho ni Bimby dahil tumataas na ang bills niya sa pagpapagamot. ‘Yan ang inihayag ng dating TV host.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Taylor Swift s NFL playoff tour takes her to Buffalo for Chiefs game against Bills

Taylor Swift s NFL playoff tour takes her to Buffalo for Chiefs game against Bills.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Meralco warns vs discounts in paying bills via social media

The Manila Electric Co. has warned the public against scammers claiming that customers can pay their electric bills through social media accounts to get discounts......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

SMC eyes P20 billion fixed bond offer

Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. targets to offer in June fixed-rate bonds in a bid to raise P20 billion......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

San Miguel board approves P20-B bond issuance

San Miguel disclosed that its board of directors has approved a P20 billion issuance of fixed-rate Peso-denominated bonds......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

Government borrows P30 billion from T-bonds

The government secured P30 billion from the local debt market via the fresh issuance of long-term securities, with the coupon rate set slightly higher than secondary markets......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

BSP sees room for further rate hike

After discounting the possibility of a rate cut in the first half of the year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) believes there is still room to raise interest rates amid the country’s robust economic growth......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024