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How the Philippines can secure reliable financing to build resilience against external shocks
THE PHILIPPINES has recently attained upper-middle income status, but it remains vulnerable to geopolitical risks and disasters. To become resilient and enhance its competitiveness, the question is not whether the Philippines needs more infrastructure, stronger energy systems, and defenses against severe weather conditions. It is how to pay for them in a world increasingly exposed […]
Read more →BusinessWorld explores building crisis-ready Philippines in Part 1 of 39th Anniversary Report
AS IT MARKS its 39th anniversary this year, BusinessWorld examines what it will take to build a crisis-ready Philippine economy. Part 1 of its two-part Anniversary Report looks at how the Philippines can move beyond absorbing shocks and boost its capacity to recover, adapt and remain competitive. The stories bring together perspectives from across the […]
Read more →Global shocks fuel push for Philippine energy security
THE PHILIPPINES’ heavy reliance on imported fuel has renewed calls for greater energy security as geopolitical conflicts and disruptions in global shipping expose the economy to sharp swings in fuel prices and inflation.
Read more →PHL aviation balances expansion, costs amid fuel volatility
AVIATION COMPANIES are balancing expansion plans with tighter cost management as volatile jet fuel prices and geopolitical disruptions put pressure on airline margins, fares, and network decisions even as passenger traffic continues to grow.
Read more →Rethinking the energy system: Why energy security is an economic imperative
HIGH ELECTRICITY PRICES are more than a burden on Filipino households; they also raise the cost of doing business, weaken industrial competitiveness, discourage investment, and ultimately slow economic growth. Despite years of expanding generation capacity, the Philippines continues to grapple with expensive electricity, recurring grid alerts, and supply disruptions. These are not isolated challenges — they reflect longstanding challenges in the country’s power system.
Read more →Future-proofing the travel and hospitality industry
THE Philippines has been sandwiched in between two international crises in less than a decade. While the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 kept the country in varying states of quarantine for over two years and is still a vivid memory, the US-Middle East conflict since February this year has affected oil routes and has raised energy prices, driving the costs of nearly everything up.
Read more →How are Filipino consumers adjusting their spending?
FOR FILIPINO households, higher prices, elevated borrowing costs, and economic uncertainty have forced changes in spending behavior. Consumers are focusing on essentials, seeking better value, and cutting discretionary purchases.
Read more →Listed firms keep investing but raise bar for projects
MAJOR Philippine listed companies are keeping capital spending on track but screening projects more closely for returns, risks, and recurring income as uncertainty persists, executives and analysts said.
Read more →Stop predicting, start designing: Leadership for a converging-risk economy
FILIPINO COMPANIES know how to survive a crisis. They are less prepared for surviving several at once. Our firms have weathered typhoons, political transitions, financial shocks, and pandemic lockdowns, and each recovery has bred a quiet confidence that the next disruption will look like the last one. It will not.
Read more →Philippine banks beef up buffers as risks persist
PHILIPPINE BANKS are well positioned to deal with challenging macroeconomic conditions caused by domestic and external shocks, armed with ample risk buffers to help them deal with slower loan demand, potential loan losses, and higher credit costs. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a presentation to Congress in August that the Philippine banking […]
Read more →BSP needs forward-looking policy, clear guidance to navigate prolonged uncertainty
THE Philippine central bank should take the long view when calibrating its monetary policy, even in the face of sudden, short-term shocks, as global economic conditions become increasingly uncertain and volatile.
Read more →Building a crisis-ready Philippine economy in the age of AI
OVER the past few years, the world has become a lot more uncertain for businesses globally, but more so for Filipino companies.
Read more →T-bills, bonds may fetch higher rates on Mideast war concerns
TREASURY BILLS (T-bills) and bonds (T-bonds) to be offered this week could continue to fetch higher rates as surging global crude oil prices add to inflation risks that could push global central banks to tighten further. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) will auction off up to P60 billion in T-bills on Monday, or P20-25 […]
Read more →BSP net income rises at end-February
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) net income more than doubled as of February as lower expenses and increased gains from foreign exchange (FX) rate swings boosted its bottom line, preliminary data showed. In the first two months of the year, the central bank booked a P53.8-billion net profit, surging by 128.94% from P23.5 billion […]
Read more →Peso may slide to new lows vs dollar as conflict drives up price pressures, rate hike expectations
THE PESO could slide to new record lows against the dollar this week as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continues to push up global oil prices, heightening inflation concerns, and amid expectations of a rate hike from the US Federal Reserve this week. On Friday, the local unit sank by 14.5 centavos to […]
Read more →Yields up on inflation risks
YIELDS on government securities (GS) traded in the secondary market ended mostly higher last week as the Middle East conflict pushed up global oil prices, fanning inflation concerns and bets of monetary tightening. GS yields, which move opposite to prices, rose by an average of 10.66 basis points (bps) week on week, based on the […]
Read more →Central bank bills’ rate climbs
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) short-term securities fetched a higher average rate on Friday, even as demand for the papers strengthened week on week. Tenders for the 28-day BSP bills amounted to P40.815 billion, exceeding the P40 billion auctioned off and rising from the P32.29 billion fetched in the previous week for the same […]
Read more →Cebu shipping firm files P737 million IPO
Cebu-based shipper Aznar Shipping Corp. has filed an initial public offering (IPO) of its stocks to raise up to P737 million from the public, selling a growth story focused on Visayas trade and tourism.
Read more →‘Coal demand likely to keep steady pace’
Coal demand is expected to remain stable this year as the ongoing energy emergency keeps coal-fired power plants vital to meeting the country’s electricity needs.
Read more →DOE failure
Pity Energy Secretary Sharon Garin. She is from Iloilo and like the rest of Visayas, Iloilo has been suffering from power failures reminiscent of the great blackouts of the Cory era. And Secretary Garin seems unable to offer hope.
Read more →Don’t bet against the house
Last month, US support for the Japanese yen was described as “a signal of friendship.
Read more →Foreign debt climbs 5 percent to $154.9 billion in Q2
The country’s outstanding external debt rose to $154.93 billion in end-June, driven mainly by fresh borrowings of the national government and private domestic banks, although the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the country’s foreign debt position remained manageable.
Read more →Forex gains double BSP profit to P53.8 billion
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) more than doubled its profit to P53.8 billion in the first two months of 2026 as higher foreign exchange gains and lower expenses offset a decline in revenues.
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