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  • Vehicle sales jump 6.1% in July amid new launches and better supply

    Vehicle sales jump 6.1% in July amid new launches and better supply

    VEHICLE SALES in the Philippines jumped by an annual 6.1% in July, driven by new launches and supply availability, according to an industry report.

  • Fastest in five months: Cash remittances jump by 3.6% in May — BSP

    Fastest in five months: Cash remittances jump by 3.6% in May — BSP

    MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 3.6% in May, its fastest pace in five months, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

  • Gross borrowings jump by 77% in May

    THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) gross borrowings surged in May amid a rise in external debt due to the dollar bond issuance, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. The NG’s gross borrowings jumped by 76.7% to P259.334 billion in May from P146.783 billion in the same month a…

  • June Meralco rates jump amid higher generation charge

    TYPICAL HOUSEHOLDS in areas served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to pay higher electricity bills this month, even as the utility deferred the collection of a portion of generation costs. Meralco in a statement on Thursday said the overall rate will increase by P0.6436 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to…