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[Title] => Philippines secures $60 million grant from MCC
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[Title] => COMMENTARY: Why the Philippines cannot afford to delay open finance
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[Title] => Salmon Finance earns global recognition for client protection, raises bar for financial inclusion in PHL
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[Title] => DOF, BOC send off abandoned balikbayan boxes
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[Title] => Dirty money black hole
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[Title] => NHMFC advances blockchain initiative
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[Title] => Moody’s says Philippine growth on the right track
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[Title] => ‘Long-term economic fundamentals intact’
[Summary] => Finance Secretary Frederick Go expressed optimism that the Philippine economy would regain momentum this year, even after gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 4.4 percent in 2025, missing the government’s target for the third straight year.
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February 18, 2026 - 12:00am