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L to R: Dr. Michael Tee, Chancellor, University of the Philippines Manila; Atty. Jose Maria Ochave, Executive Director, Unilab Foundation; and Dr. Hilton Lam, Director, Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Manila

Unilab Foundation, UP sign MOA for PhilHealth supplemental benefits study

In their common desire to help universal health care implementation in the country, the Unilab Foundation, Inc. and the University of the Philippines (UP)...
Palay production, Filipinos’ major staple, only grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of this year. DA.GOV.PH PHOTO

PH agri output rebounds, ends 3 quarters of decline

AFTER three straight quarters of contraction, the country’s agricultural sector managed to grow in the first quarter this year on the back of a...
Photo courtesy of Jire Carreon/Rappler

Bank lending growth slows in March

BANK lending grew at a slower pace in March this year as outstanding loans to residents decelerated while loans to non-residents continued to contract,...
The Bureau of the Treasury says the government’s outstanding debt reached a fresh peak of P16.68 trillion in March 2025. PHOTO COURTESY OF BINIBININGVIN.WORDPRESS.COM

Stronger peso eases Philippine debt rise

LOWER foreign obligations due to the peso’s appreciation tempered the growth of the national government’s debt stock in March. The Marcos administration is banking on...
Live birds, poultry and poultry products without proper documents are prohibited from entering Iloilo province. PHOTO COURTESY OF LIVERPOOL.AC.UK

PH lifts import ban on poultry, eggs from Minnesota

THE Philippine government has lifted the ban on importing domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products from the State of Minnesota, USA. The...

ACT-CIS, Duterte Youth, PPP, 4PS, Ako Bicol, Tingog, Uswag Ilonggo, 1-Rider, Malasakit@Bayanihan, CIBAC, and...

The 2025 Party-List Preferences: National Voter Sentiment Report conducted from April 26 to May 1, 2025, by Arkipelago Analytics, showed that ACT-CIS, Duterte Youth,...
“The e-games and e-bingo segment made history by becoming the industry’s top revenue driver for the first time, contributing P51.39 billion or 49.36% of the total first quarter gross gaming revenues,” says PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARKETMONITOR.COM.PH

E-games, e-bingo drove PH gaming revenues to grow 27.44% in Q1 — PAGCOR

THE Philippines’ gaming industry saw its total revenues grow to more than a hundred billion pesos in the first quarter of 2025, driven for...
The Statistics Authority says employed persons, aged 15 and above, plunged by around 1.13 million to 48.02 million from 49.15 million in the third month of 2024. Photo shows applicants at a job fair in Manila. DANNY PATA FILE PHOTO

Employed Filipinos decline by 1.13M year-on-year in March

THE number of Filipinos with jobs or livelihoods posted an over a million year-on-year decline in March this year due to continued decrease in...
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto says the government continues to implement a whole-of-government approach to maintain price stability and ensure the availability of affordable food in the local market, as well as address potential non-food inflation drivers. DOF PHOTO

Gov’t to ensure inflation slowdown is felt by Filipino households – DOF

DEPARTMENT of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto said the government will ensure that the slowdown in inflation will be felt by all Filipinos. “Kahit pa...
November 2024 inflation rate fell within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 2.2% to 3%, citing increased prices of vegetables, fish, and meat due to unfavorable weather conditions, among others. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA INTEGRATED NEWS

Lower inflation boosts local shares, peso

THE further easing of inflation has boosted trading in the local bourse while also strengthening the domestic currency against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock...