The Philippine peso fell to a record intraday low of ?63.15 per US dollar on October 15, amid oil price concerns, US inflation, and domestic economic pressures. Read more »
More than 16 million Filipinos in former conflict-affected communities have benefited from P44.9 billion worth of government development projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Read more »
A Kalinga elder presented the province’s centuries-old peace-pact system at an ASEAN peace education conference, and Malaysia wants to study it up close. Read more »
CDO has 1,293 hotel rooms in the works, nearly double Davao’s 655, a new industry report says. Read more »
Rice prices up 30 percent are hitting low-income households in Western Visayas hardest, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Read more »
Two of Bicol’s six provinces posted negative growth last year, but Sorsogon also saw the region’s biggest drop in poverty. Read more »
