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  • 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

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    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

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    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

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    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…