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Consensus expects slower 1Q26 GDP growth as consumption, government spending and investment weaken.

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The Cebu City Government has begun implementing a four-day work week for City Hall offices as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing electricity consumption.

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Consumption spending growth in the Philippines is expected to moderate this year as households adopt a more cautious approach on purchases, according to research and analysis firm BMI.

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Targeted labor programs aim to stabilize incomes and consumption as infra delays and weather disruptions pressure employment.

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Remittances remain resilient despite new US tax, supporting consumption and external demand in 2026.

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American banking giant Citigroup has raised the country’s economic growth forecasts for this year and next year on the back of robust domestic demand led by strong household consumption.

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Power consumption in Central Visayas continued to increase amid the rising economic activity, the National Economic and Development Authority said.

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It is the biggest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that negotiators around the world hope to limit in an agreement to be thrashed out in Paris next month.

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Illicit cigarette consumption in the Philippines remains sizable with 19 billion cigarettes consumed in 2014, accounting for nearly a fifth of total consumption, according to a recent study by UK-based research group Oxford Economics.

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Consensus expects slower 1Q26 GDP growth as consumption, government spending and investment weaken.

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The Cebu City Government has begun implementing a four-day work week for City Hall offices as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing electricity consumption.

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Consumption spending growth in the Philippines is expected to moderate this year as households adopt a more cautious approach on purchases, according to research and analysis firm BMI.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2506816 [Title] => Targeted job support signals policy recalibration [Summary] =>

Targeted labor programs aim to stabilize incomes and consumption as infra delays and weather disruptions pressure employment.

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Remittances remain resilient despite new US tax, supporting consumption and external demand in 2026.

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American banking giant Citigroup has raised the country’s economic growth forecasts for this year and next year on the back of robust domestic demand led by strong household consumption.

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Power consumption in Central Visayas continued to increase amid the rising economic activity, the National Economic and Development Authority said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1522863 [Title] => Coal not going away anytime soon despite renewables push [Summary] =>

It is the biggest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that negotiators around the world hope to limit in an agreement to be thrashed out in Paris next month.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-16 12:51:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1475337 [AuthorName] => Louise Watt [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505299 [Title] => Illicit cigarette trade still rampant in the Philippines, makes up a fifth of total sales [Summary] =>

Illicit cigarette consumption in the Philippines remains sizable with 19 billion cigarettes consumed in 2014, accounting for nearly a fifth of total consumption, according to a recent study by UK-based research group Oxford Economics.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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