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Philippine economy grows 5.5% in Q2 2025 amid cooling inflation
Analysts were expecting the economy to grow 5.5% in the second quarter as slower inflation fuels household spending ...
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Philippine inflation eases to near 5-year low of 0.9% in July 2025
The Philippines' inflation rate eased to 0.9% in July, its lowest level in more than nine years. The slowdown was primarily ...
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Inflation may pick up again in coming months
HEADLINE INFLATION could pick up again in the remaining months after hitting a near six-year low in July but still remain ...
Philippine inflation at near 6-year low, paves way for rate cuts
Philippine consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in nearly six years in July as utility costs moderated and food prices ...
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Easing power rates, falling rice prices slow inflation to 0.9% in July 2025
Rice prices decline for the seventh month in a row, helping push Philippine inflation to its lowest level since October 2019 ...
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Inflation eases to 0.9% in July on slower energy, food price hikes
Inflation hit a fresh low of 0.9% in July, easing from 1.4% in June, as housing and utility costs rose more slowly, food ...
Philippines GDP growth beats forecast, but tariff worries weigh
MANILA: The Philippine economy grew slightly faster than forecast in the second quarter on the back of strong farm output and ...
Philippines, world’s top rice buyer, halts imports for 60 days
The move may add to a global surplus that has already pulled Asia’s benchmark rice price to an eight-year low. Read more at ...
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Coal power plants and inflation control
Last week, there was one irresponsible report that came out saying that Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin has overridden the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by ...
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PH June inflation edged up to 1.4% on non-food price increase
Annual inflation in the Philippines edged up to 1.4 percent in June 2025 from 1.3 percent in May, driven by higher non-food costs, the Philippine ...
Philippine central bank on track for two more rate cuts in 2025
The Philippine central bank is committed to maintaining its easing bias and is on course to cut policy rates twice this year, ...
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Philippine Inflation Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 2019. But Are Filipinos Better Off?
Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the consumer price index eased to 0.9 percent that month, the ...