PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte ended his first three months in office with a net satisfaction rating — the first for the current chief executive — that bested those of most of his post-EDSA revolution predecessors, except for Fidel V. Ramos, according to a Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) survey. Read the full story.
CONSUMER PRICES last month rose at their steepest in one-and-a-half years, taking the year-to-date pace close to the central bank’s full-year forecast even as it stayed below the official target band for 2016. Read the full story.
MANUFACTURING likely gave the Philippine economy a boost last quarter after the country’s factories expanded at their sharpest pace and raced past their Southeast Asian peers last month. Read the full story.
PRICE INCREASES of basic goods may have breached the 2% mark in September coming from a record low seen a year ago, according to results of a BusinessWorld poll last week, as a weaker peso drove up costs despite a state-imposed price freeze in place. Read the full story.
