MANILA, Philippines – Inflation in the Philippines is expected to stay within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 2 to 4 percent target in the medium term, keeping alive expectations of another rate cut in 2026 to buoy an economy that risks undershooting government growth goals. In its August 2025 Monetary Policy Report, the central
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UP eager to move forward after beating from UST
It wasn’t the start coach Goldwyn Monteverde and the University of the Philippines had hoped for in Season 88 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament. But getting pounded, 87-67, by a University of Santo Tomas team that dominated Sunday’s marquee encounter left the defending champion with little time to rue the defeat, what with another
UST dominates table tennis tilt
University of Santo Tomas (UST) emerged as the overall champion in the 2025 Philippine Table Tennis Federation Inc. (PTTF) Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Challenge, bagging seven gold medals at Home Court, Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City. Eljey Dan Tormis led UST’s gold rush with a title in the college men’s singles after outlasting teammate
FIVB Men’s World: USA overcomes ‘tough’ Slovenia to make quarters
MANILA, Philippines — Gabi Garcia fired seven aces for 26 points to lead the USA past gritty Slovenia, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-20, and into the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinal on Monday at Mall of Asia Arena. Garcia, who rose to the occasion despite being a first-time World Championship campaigner, delivered 15 kills, seven
FIVB Men’s World: Nikolov bros look to continue father’s legacy
MANILA, Philippines — Brothers Aleksandar and Moni Nikolov are eager to continue their father’s legacy, Vladimir, who was a member of the last Bulgarian team that made the podium in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship back in 2006. Vladimir played opposite spiker for Bulgaria from 1997 to 2016, which included a stint in the
UAAP: UP no answer vs UST’s Collins Akowe, says coach Goldwin
MANILA, Philippines–Coach Goldwin Monteverde admitted that University of the Philippines simply had no answer for University of Santo Tomas’ debuting foreign student-athlete Collins Akowe in Sunday’s 87-67 loss to open their UAAP title defense. Akowe asserted himself right from the beginning and finished with 29 points and 17 rebounds as the Growling Tigers pounded the
FIVB Men’s World: Nikolov brothers propel Bulgaria into quarters
MANILA, Philippines — Bulgaria reached the Top 8 for the first time in 15 years after ousting Portugal, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13, in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Monday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Bulgarians continued to make history behind brothers Aleksandar and Moni Nikolov as they moved on to the quarterfinal round
India`s GST reforms ignite clash between PM Modi and Congress
India`s GST reforms have triggered sharp political exchange. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latter`s speech on Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms implementation, suggesting that the PM should have issued an apology to the nation.
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