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Inflation eases to 1.7% in 2025, slowest in 9 years
HIGHER FOOD PRICES during the holiday season lifted inflation to 1.8% in December, although the full-year average eased to 1.7% — the slowest in nearly a decade, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Peso nears record low as inflation picks up
THE PESO weakened to a fresh one-month trough against the dollar on Tuesday to close just a shade higher than its record low as December inflation was faster than expected and as geopolitical concerns continued to weigh on sentiment.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Civic mindedness is a must to fight corruption
Filipinos of all social levels are strongly demanding that corrupt officials from are actually the Government - especially from the Senate, the House, the departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and of Health (DOH), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sent to jail, together with private contractors and other business people involved in the flood control scandal that exploded before Christmas of 2025.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Stronger action needed to stabilize food prices — Agri dep’t
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said aggressive action is needed to stabilize food prices after they rose during the December holidays.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Of rules, rulers, and leadership in a digital age
The start of a new year has a way of slowing us down, even if briefly.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Kaya Founders to invest in more early-stage startups this year
LOCAL VENTURE capital firm Kaya Founders plans to invest in eight to 12 startups this year, focusing on early-stage financial technology and business-to-business (B2B) platforms.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Factory output grows at slowest pace in 7 months
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT growth fell to a seven-month low in November, weighed down by weak domestic consumption and sluggish export demand.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Rice inventory up 5.8% in Dec. as NFA holdings rise sharply
THE national rice inventory rose 5.8% year on year to 2.7 million metric tons (MMT) as of Dec. 1, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
BSP: Rate cut on the table in Feb.
FURTHER MONETARY POLICY easing might come as early as the Monetary Board’s first meeting for 2026 amid subdued inflation and dismal economic growth last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
ADB expects PHL household spending to improve in 2026
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said household consumption in the Philippines is likely to rebound in 2026 on the back of easing inflation and interest rates, after a corruption scandal and adverse weather dampened spending in recent months.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Sony Honda Mobility unveils new prototype EV at CES in Las Vegas
SONY Honda Mobility unveiled its new prototype electric vehicle (EV) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) trade show in Las Vegas on Monday, even as most US automakers hit the brakes on EVs.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Updates to REIT rules, rate cuts may attract listings, says ICCP
THE Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed updates to real estate investment trust (REIT) rules, alongside possible interest rate cuts by the central bank, could encourage more REIT listings, the Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP) said.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Palace confident 2026 national budget will withstand SC scrutiny
MALACANANG said it is confident the proposed 2026 national budget will withstand legal scrutiny, after opposition lawmakers signaled plans to challenge its constitutionality before the Supreme Court (SC).
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Gov’t fully awards dual-tranche T-bond offering
THE GOVERNMENT made a full award of the dual-tranche Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Tuesday at mixed rates as players moved to buy securities at the start of the year.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
TNT and Gin Kings brace for Game 2 reversal
THE way Game 1 went down, there’s no doubt in the minds of TNT and Barangay Ginebra that their respective opponents will be out for blood in the second match.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
BIR, FIRB data-sharing deal grants reciprocal access to tax records, incentives information
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said the data-sharing agreement they signed last year allows reciprocal access to taxpayer records and tax-incentive information.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Strong Group Athletics nets free agent middle blocker Imee Hernandez
STRONG GROUP ATHLETICS (SGA) added a talented Imee Hernandez on its free agent shopping spree as it continued its bid to make its two teams in Farm Fresh and ZUS Coffee formidable in the forthcoming PVL All-Filipino Conference.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges, says he was ‘kidnapped’
Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald J. Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to regroup.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Why is Marie Antoinette so popular? The French queen still sells
BEFORE she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Protecting brands in cyberspace and e-commerce transactions
Filipinos have largely shifted to e-commerce over the past five years, driven by the widespread adoption of contactless transactions following the pandemic.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Brutal AFC North
The AFC North has always been unforgiving, but its featured contest the other day managed to distill its cruelty into one final, unblinking moment.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Congress to review underspending, foreign-assisted projects
THE SENATE and House of Representatives are set to convene a joint oversight committee to scrutinize underspending on government agencies and foreign-assisted projects (FAPs), a senator said on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
ACEN powers Schneider Cavite plants with RE
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP. (APC), a flagship brand of French company Schneider Electric SE, has tapped the retail electricity supply unit of Ayala-led ACEN Corp. to power its manufacturing facilities in Cavite using renewable energy (RE).
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing
At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi, an official said on Tuesday, as the search for the missing continued.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Alex Eala rallies to beat Croatia’s Vekic, advances to quarterfinals
ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA recovered from a first-set meltdown to hack out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win against Croatia’s Donna Vekic in Round 1 of the 2026 ASB Classic singles on Tuesday at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
RLX, SPX Philippines sign leasing deal
ROBINSONS LOGISTIX & Industrials, Ine. (RLX) said it has signed its second warehouse leasing agreement with SPX Philippines, Inc,, the logistics partner of e-commerce platform Shopee, Inc., as both companies seek to expand their distribution network across Luzon
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Reset underway as six NFL teams starting offseason in search mode
AS THREE first-year coaches prepare their teams to kick off the playoffs this week, six franchises begin the offseason hoping to find the right man for their job.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Dell revives XPS brand with new laptops to boost PC market share
DELL has brought back its popular XPS laptop lineup a year after retiring the premium brand, as it looks to drum up demand in a sagging personal computer (PC) market.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
Pag-IBIG keeps low 3% rate as higher price ceilings lift quality of socialized homes
Filipino workers are expected to benefit from better-quality socialized housing following the government's approval of higher price ceilings for socialized subdivision and condominium projects, while Pag-IBIG Fund continues to provide affordability through its subsidized housing loan rates under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program.
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January 07, 2026
Business World Philippines
145 countries to amend global tax agreement
More than 145 countries agreed on Monday to amend a 2021 global minimum corporate tax agreement, addressing Washington’s concerns the rules could penalize US multinational companies.
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