Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) – The governor of the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday it could either keep interest rates steady or raise them at its policy meeting next week. The …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday opposed a government decision to restart peace negotiations with communist rebels, describing the move as an “agreement with the devil” …

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Philippines Finance Minister Benjamin Diokno says there is potential that the remittances that help power the southeast Asian economy could be replaced by AI. …

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday warned the Philippines against further “provocations” at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno believes the central bank has “done enough” policy tightening to tame inflation, but reiterated future interest rate moves would remain data dependent. …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines plans to issue its maiden sukuk bonds by the end of November, its finance secretary said, as it seeks to develop alternative funding sources for …

By Jay Ereno SOUTH CHINA SEA (Reuters) – The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual …

By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine inflation proved stubborn after it unexpectedly quickened for the first time in seven months in August, due largely …

By Mai Nguyen and Siyi Liu (Reuters) – Nickel smelters in top producer Indonesia are making rare purchases of ore from the Philippines to ease tight supplies, people familiar with …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine armed forces said on Saturday it would again seek to resupply troops stationed in a rusty World War 2-era ship on a reef in the …

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ gambling industry is set to double its gross gaming revenue by 2028, as the country attracts more tourists such as wealthy …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines risks losing its investment grade rating if it fails to reform an “unsustainable” military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system because it will constrain its …

By Neil Jerome Morales and Albee Zhang BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines told China it will not abandon a disputed shoal in the South China Sea after it accused China’s coast …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine headline inflation was expected to ease for a sixth straight month with the central bank on Monday projecting the rate in July to come in between …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ finance minister said monetary authorities have room to pause on rate hikes in August despite a recent policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. “I …

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday his government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the thousands of killings committed during …

MANILA (Reuters) – The threat of China invading Taiwan is something U.S. military ally the Philippines is monitoring on a daily basis as part of Manila’s contingency plans for possible …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has said its investigation into killings during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs will be “impartial”, a day after its attempt to block a …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday said it had signed four loan agreements with the World Bank totalling $1.14 billion, including $750 million of budgetary support for policy reforms …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday discussed regional security issues and ways to strengthen the trilateral alliance, they said …

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the …

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a “crescent of …