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Senator urges BSP to cut rates amid inflation decline

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to decrease its policy rate by 25 basis points to stimulate economic...

SWS: Adult joblessness rate decreases further

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA — The country’s adult joblessness rate decreased for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The first quarter 2019 SWS survey,...

Arroyo lauds PRRD’s economic team for inflation slowdown

By Jose Cielito Reganit/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday commended President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers for their decisive actions that has steadily eased Philippines' headline inflation, from a...

PRRD signs law creating lone legislative district of Mandaue City

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law creating the lone legislative district of Mandaue City in the province of Cebu. Duterte signed Republic Act. No. 11257...

DFA: Filipinos in Papua New Guinea safe after 7.2 quake

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said none of the estimated 36,000 Filipinos in Papua New Guinea was hurt in the magnitude 7.2...

US Army wants larger contingent for ‘Salaknib’ 2020

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC) wants to increase its participation for next year's "Salaknib" exercises, Philippine Army (PA) spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala...

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