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Domestic liquidity grows by 12% in March

PDate: 5/11/2026
Content: Domestic liquidity (M3) grew by 12.0 percent year-on-year to ₱20.4 trillion in March 2026, faster than the 10.3-percent increase in the previous month, based on preliminary data. After adjusting for seasonal fluctuations, M3 ...

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11 May 2026

BSP joins other central banks, finance ministries in affirming ASEAN+3 cooperation

PDate: 5/11/2026
Content: Monetary Board Member Rosalia De Leon (left) co-chairs the 29th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting on 03 May 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. With her (from left) are Department of Finance Undersecre...

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11 May 2026

FDI records US$590M net inflows in February 2026; YTD level at US$1B

PDate: 5/11/2026
Content: Foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines posted net inflows of US$590 million in February 2026. The United States was the leading source of FDIs, while corporations engaged in financial and insurance activities ...

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11 May 2026

Protocol Cluster Updates: May 2026

A semi-regular gathering of Ethereum core devs from various client teams, or interop, recently took place in Svalbard, Norway. Over the week-long event, teams focused on hardening and preparation for the next upgrade, Glamsterdam. Several important mi...

11 May 2026

Country’s foreign reserves settle at US$104.1 billion in April 2026

PDate: 5/7/2026
Content: Gross International Reserves (GIR) settled at US$104.1 billion as of end-April 2026, based on preliminary data. This level provides a robust external liquidity buffer, equivalent to 6.9 months' worth of imports of goods and pa...

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7 May 2026

BSP Governor underscores policy vigilance and resilience

PDate: 5/7/2026
Content: Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to price stability, financial resilience, inclusion, and regional cooperation during the 2026 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Group (WBG) Spring...

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7 May 2026

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Discount Window Facility interest rates effective 08 May 2026

PDate: 5/7/2026
Content: Effective 08 May 2026, the interest rates for Discount Window Facility peso availments are as follows:Loan MaturityRate (%)1 – 90 days5.650991 – 180 days5.8018The foregoing interest rates are based on the Bangk...

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7 May 2026

Soldøgn Interop Recap ☀️

This past week, just over 100 Ethereum core contributors gathered above the Arctic Circle — in Longyearbyen, Svalbard — for the Soldøgn Interop: a week of intense work on the Glamsterdam network upgrade. Soldøgn followed last year's Berlinterop, but r...

2 May 2026

Announcing Cohort 7 of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship

TL;DR: 📝 Applications for EPF7 are open until May 13 🔎 Review the program details for EPF7 🎙️ An introductory town hall will be held on May 6 at 1500 UTC We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the seventh cohort of the [Ethereu...

30 Apr 2026

7 Reasons Why the Maya Card Is the Best Debit Card You Can Get in the Philippines Today

Debit cards have gained immense popularity in the Philippines, thanks to their convenience, transparent expense tracking, and the way they align with traditional financial management practices. Though digital wallets and credit cards are also ...

29 Apr 2026

Allocation Update – Q1 2026

Q1 2026 continued our focus on strengthening Ethereum’s foundations, with sustained investment in core domains like cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security, and protocol research. See the list below of the projects and ecosystem efforts we suppor...

29 Apr 2026

ETH Rangers Program Recap

In late 2024, the Ethereum Foundation, together with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL), launched the ETH Rangers Program, an initiative to provide stipends for individuals doing public goods security work in the Ethereum ecosystem. ...

16 Apr 2026

Checkpoint #9: Apr 2026

Ethereum's All Core Developer calls can be a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for periodic high-level updates, depending on what's happening in core development. See the previous update here. !image...

10 Apr 2026

Why Thinking You’ll Earn More Tomorrow Can Trap You in Bad Debt—and How to Borrow Smart Instead

It’s not unusual to take on debt with the expectation of future earnings. While not necessarily ideal, this way of living is a reality for many Filipinos, particularly those who work in seasonal industries. But what if that next paycheck never...

30 Mar 2026

Things You Can Learn from People Who Borrow Money Wisely

Borrowing money often gets a bad rep. For Filipinos, in particular, the word utang immediately brings to mind stress, overdue notices, or those awkward situations between friends or relatives. These can make it feel like debt is a dark shadow ...

30 Mar 2026

The Borrower Mindsets That Lead to Bad Debt—And Those That Build Financial Freedom

Borrowing has become a normal part of financial life for many Filipinos. Rising costs, unexpected expenses, and the convenience of digital services make credit more accessible than ever. An online instant loan and other similar tools can help ...

30 Mar 2026

How Borrowing Money Can Help You Tide Things Over While Transitioning Between Employers

Resigning from one employer to move to another or losing a job and applying for another can shake your finances in ways you don’t expect. Specifically, the gap between your paychecks can feel longer than it actually is, especially when bills k...

30 Mar 2026

6 Smart Ways to Financially Prepare for Medical Emergencies

Medical emergencies have a way of disrupting more than just daily routines. Beyond the immediate health concerns, they often bring a wave of financial pressure in the form of unexpected bills, urgent decisions, and expenses that arrive before ...

29 Mar 2026

How L1 and L2s can build the strongest possible Ethereum

*The North Star of the Platform team is for Ethereum to scale as a cohesive system and enable confident adoption by all users. This post is intended to share our perspective on the L1 \ L2 relationship, the roles of each layer, and how we (as an ecosys...

23 Mar 2026

InvestPH showcases Philippine investment prospects

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) kicked off the three-day InvestPH 2026 on Tuesday, March 17, with a plenary session that highlighted the investments prospects in key and emerging industries in the country as well as the response of the public and private sectors to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The investor conference, held at…

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21 Mar 2026

PSE to host second edition of InvestPH

InvestPH, the flagship investment conference of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE), returns for a second year on March 17 to 19, 2026 in Taguig City. The conference will showcase investment prospects in the country, particularly in publicly listed companies (PLCs). InvestPH is co-hosted by HSBC, with UBS Securities, and British Embassy in Manila as…

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16 Mar 2026

The Promise of Ethereum: Introducing the EF Mandate

Dearest Friends, Today we are publishing the EF Mandate, a document that serves as part constitution, part manifesto, and part guide for the Ethereum Foundation. It is written primarily for the EF itself: to be clear about what we are here to do, the...

13 Mar 2026

PSE takes part in Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. marked its tenth consecutive year of participation in the Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative. This year, officers of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE), Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx), Philippine Depository and Trust Corp. (PDTC), United Nations (UN), and UN Women led the bell ringing event on…

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11 Mar 2026

Globe Telecom Inc. lists non-voting preferred shares

Globe Telecom, Inc. (GLO) raised Php25 billion from its follow-on offering (FOO) of non-voting Series A and Series B preferred shares. The shares, which are traded under the stock symbols GLOBA and GLOBB, respectively, were listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on March 2, 2026. The amount raised will be used by the company…

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2 Mar 2026

This Is Fine (Until the Grant Runs Out)

The commons called. It wants a runway. Every so often, in the blockchain world’s usual cycle of funding scares, a team maintaining a widely used open source public good declares mayday. Libp2p is a core infrastructure stack that powers multiple Ethere...

27 Feb 2026

Treasury Staking Initiative

The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its treasury, in line with its Treasury Policy announced last year. Approximately 70,000 ETH is being staked with rewards directed back to the EF treasury....

24 Feb 2026

The Ethereum Foundation’s Commitment to DeFi

DeFi isn't a speculative bet on the future. It's the inevitable evolution of finance, driven by a fundamental truth: financial autonomy is a right, not a privilege. And it's been a critical driver of Ethereum's growth and adoption. We want to see DeFi...

23 Feb 2026

Protocol Priorities Update for 2026

We introduced Protocol last June which organized our work around three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX. A lot has happened since then! In this post, we want to share what we accomplished last year, how our thinking has evol...

18 Feb 2026

Announcing the Platform Team at EF

Platform is a new team inside the EF with one goal: Deliver the strongest possible Ethereum platform, where L1 and L2s are best positioned to support users, apps, and all organizations building on Ethereum. This requires improving the L1 \ L2 relation...

17 Feb 2026

Ethereum Protocol Studies 2026

tl;dr: Ethereum Protocol Studies returns for 2026 with new content tracks in cryptography, lean consensus and zkEVM, plus a new self-paced learning platform. The program kicks off February 23rd. Visit epf.wiki to get started. Ethereum Protocol Studies...

17 Feb 2026