Latest Fiscal Focus news and analysis.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have accelerated a joint program…
March 7, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is bracing for renewed inflationary pressures as global oil prices edge closer…
March 6, 2026
Officials from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met this week to…
March 5, 2026
The country’s outstanding debt rose to P18.13 trillion at the end of January 2026, up 2.14% from December,…
March 5, 2026
The Philippines’ budget gap widened to P1.58 trillion in 2025, slightly above the P1.56 trillion target, as weaker…
March 4, 2026
The World Bank grants the Philippines $4.13M to boost agriculture and infrastructure projects. Read the latest from the…
February 28, 2026
The Philippines is set to sign 25 official development assistance (ODA) agreements worth $10.3 billion with Japan, South…
February 27, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 percent on…
February 19, 2026
Pag-IBIG Fund and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have teamed up to provide affordable housing for teachers…
January 26, 2026
The 3rd tranche salary increase for gov't employees takes effect Jan 1, 2026! Top pay now exceeds P460K…
January 25, 2026
Philcomsat Holdings Corp. is changing the accounting firm that checks its books, tapping KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. to replace…
October 6, 2026
BDO Unibank Inc. is making it easier for arriving passengers to get pesos with a new self-service currency exchange machine…
October 6, 2026
The euro stumbled to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to tame its…
October 6, 2026
The US government is paying more to borrow, and it is running out of easy ways to rein in its…
October 6, 2026
The euro slid to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to rein in…
October 6, 2026
BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. called gold a “very poor investment.” But in 2025, the gold BSP kept became ₱456…
October 5, 2026