Philippines: El Niño's Comeback - How Bad?
With SST (sea surface temperature) in the Pacific past 26oC, El Niño’s comeback is highly likely. Past occurrences of severe El Niño was isolated...
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When Job 'Quality' Prevailed over 'Headcount'
A 387k decline in employment didn’t weigh on the jobless rate of 5.2% according to the latest labor survey data. As the labor participation rate...
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Philippines: February Inflation Eases Back to BSP’s Inflation Target Range
Better-than-expected February inflation of 3.8%YoY wasn’t just a ‘base effect’ result. Broad food and transport CPI readings probably benefited...
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US Should Play Trump Card on South China Sea Disputes - Redeploy to Subic Bay
Trump Should Play Winning Hand in South China Sea - Return Major Military Presence to Subic Bay Returning a major US military presence to Subic...
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Philippine CPI: Normalization Begins in January with Another Inflation Fade Out
Headline inflation in January eased to 4.4%YoY (vs 5.1%YoY in December) although its annualized rate was back in positive territory (1.2%). Easing...
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