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Philippine Inflation Hits 7.8 Percent, Highest Since 2022
Energy costs driven by Middle East conflict push the Philippines' central bank toward aggressive rate tightening despite supply-side headwinds.
Philippine Inflation Surges to 7.2%, Breaking Four-Month Decline
Food and fuel price shocks push Philippines inflation 40 basis points above forecast, ending disinflationary streak and cementing case for further BSP rate hikes.
Philippine Central Bank Blocks Coins.ph Cash-Ins as Scrutiny Tightens
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ordered clearinghouses to suspend inbound transfers to DCPay Philippines, Coins.ph's e-money arm, as the central bank escalates enforcement against payment platforms.
Philippine Ferry Fire Kills 76, 13 Missing
Rescuers recovered 41 additional bodies from the MV June Aster wreckage, which caught fire off Coron on Wednesday while en route from Manila.
Philippines' $40 Billion Outsourcing Sector Faces AI Displacement
The country's 1.9 million offshore workers face the fastest generative AI exposure in Southeast Asia, even as industry revenues grow
Student Kills Classmate and Himself at Philippine Catholic School
A ninth-grade student opened fire at Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Tuesday, killing a grade 10 student before turning the gun on himself — the country's second school shooting in two months.