HE may have won an overwhelming mandate in May, but President Rodrigo R. Duterte will be swimming upstream when he leaves for China today on a four-day visit to balance foreign relations away from the United States, according to results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll. Read the full story.

CASH REMITTANCES grew at their fastest pace in over two years last August, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday, rebounding from the previous month’s slump as workers sent more money in time for the new school year. Read the full story.

THE SECOND QUARTER’s double-digit pickup in housing prices should not raise concerns over a prospective asset bubble in the Philippines, a senior central bank official said, noting that the surge actually reflected the country’s robust growth and greater demand among Filipinos. Read the full story.