The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept. 1 to support local farmers, a move that could further pressure global prices as the top buyer of the grain pulls back from the market.

PHILIPPINE STOCKS extended their climb to a fourth straight day on Wednesday as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief hinted at more rate cuts. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index ...

The Philippine stock market closed higher Wednesday amid growing hopes of a possible rate cut this month after a ...

High spirits over cooling inflation spilled over to Wednesday, with the local stock barometer drawing closer to the 6,400 ...

Malacañang has welcomed the decline in the country's inflation, saying that it was a direct result of the government's ...

The move may add to a global surplus that has already pulled Asia’s benchmark rice price to an eight-year low. Read more at ...

MANILA – Inflation cooled to below 1 percent in July, marking its weakest pace in nearly six years, as rice prices plunged to a record low and gains in utility costs moderated. The consumer price ...

Inflation cooled to below 1 percent in July, marking its weakest pace in nearly six years, as rice prices plunged to a record low and gains in utility costs moderated. The consumer price index (CPI) ...

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Wednesday announced a 60-day suspension of rice importation beginning on Sept. 1, 2025, in a bid to protect Filipino ...

Malacañang welcomed the reported 0.9 percent inflation in July, the lowest in six years, describing the development as “magic ...

Inflation in the Philippines cooled to its lowest level in nearly five years in July 2025, pulled down by slower price ...

A firmer dollar led to the peso slumping on Tuesday while news that inflation had fallen to a near six-year low last month helped the stock market close marginally higher.