MANILA, Sept 23 - The Philippines, one of few Asian economies to have escaped a recession, is considered one of the candidates in the region, alongside South Korea, Australia and China, for an early strike...
MANILA, Sept 23 - Philippine central bank Governor Amando Tetangco said on Wednesday it was not yet time to shift from expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, which were helping an economic recovery. "It's never too...
MANILA, Sept 22 - Philippine lawmakers in the lower house of Congress agreed on Tuesday to delay debate on a proposal to impose new taxes on text messages that would raise revenues to help to...
MANILA, Sept 22 - Remittances of Filipinos working overseas, a key driver of Philippine consumer spending, can grow more than 3 percent this year, central bank governor Amando Tetangco said on Tuesday. The latest forecast...
MANILA, Sept 16 - The Philippines has closed the sale of retail Treasury bonds in two of three tenors, due to overwhelming demand, one of the arrangers said on Wednesday. The sale, which started on...
MANILA, Sept 15 - Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of Treasury's auction of 7-year retail treasury bonds on Tuesday: Tenor 7-yr Coupon rate 7.0 pct Highest rate 7.0 pct Lowest rat...
MANILA, Sept 15 - Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of Treasury's auction of 5-year retail treasury bonds on Tuesday: Tenor 5-yr Coupon rate 6.25 pct Highest rate 6.25 pct Lowest...
MANILA, Sept 15 - Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of Treasury's auction of 3-year retail treasury bonds on Tuesday: Tenor 3-yr Coupon rate 5.25 pct Highest rate 5.25 pct Lowest...
MANILA, Sept 10 - Mobile phone conpanies in the Philippines protested on Thursday against a proposal in the lower house of Congress to impose new taxes on text messages that would raise revenues to help...
MANILA, Sept 9 - The Philippine central bank said on Wednesday its policy stance could continue to remain accommodative because of tepid inflation. "There is still room for BSP (the central bank) to continue to...