[external] Philippine Oct forex reserves at record $43.18 bln - Reuters - Fri 9:37 pm
MANILA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank released preliminary data on end-October gross international reserves (GIR) on Friday:

First Pacific units take control of Philippines' Meralco - AFP - Fri 9:11 am
Local units of First Pacific Co. on Thursday bolstered their control of Philippines power retailer Meralco by buying out an ally for about 44.6 billion pesos (937.37 million dollars), the seller said.

Philippines' San Miguel says windfall items boost result - AFP - Fri 9:10 am
Food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp., one of the Philippines' largest companies, said its net profit for the nine months to September was boosted by asset sales as it continues to diversify.

[external] Manila cbank keeps rates steady, downplays price risks - Reuters - Fri 2:31 am
* C.bank keeps key rate at record low 4.0 pct, as expected * Says policy stance neutral with easing bias * Says price pressures limited and temporary * Analysts forecast rates to remain steady through Q1 (Adds quotes, background) By Karen Lema and Manolo Serapio Jr.

Philippines utility firm faces key decision - AFP - Thu 11:32 pm
Shares in First Philippine Holdings Corp. soared Thursday after a firm linked to the country's richest man made a bid for its stake in top power firm Meralco.

Philippine inflation hits 1.6 pct due to storms - AFP - Thu 9:58 pm
Philippine inflation rose to 1.6 percent in October as killer storms pushed up food prices, the government said Thursday.

[external] FACTBOX-Philippine policymakers' comments on rates, economy - Reuters - Thu 9:56 pm
MANILA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Following are comments by senior Philippine policymakers since the central bank's last rate-setting meeting on Oct. 1.

Philippine inflation rises due to storms - AFP - Thu 7:21 pm
Philippine inflation rose to 1.6 percent in October as killer storms pushed up food prices, the government said Thursday.

[external] Philippine rates seen unchanged despite CPI spike - Reuters - Thu 6:11 pm
MANILA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank is likely to keep interest rates unchanged at a meeting on Thursday despite a spike in inflation to a five-month high in October, analysts said.

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] SCENARIOS-Manila c.bank to flag risks to inflation view - Reuters - Thu 4:30 pm
· [external] Philippines says may breach 2009 budget gap goal - Reuters - Thu 12:58 am
· Philippines' PLDT core net profit up 11 pct - AFP - Tue 9:57 pm
· [external] Q+A-Can the Philippines rein in its budget deficit? - Reuters - Tue 5:57 pm
· [external] Manila's tax chief resigns for not meeting targets - Reuters - Tue 2:11 am
· [external] Philippine c.bank pledges free capital flows - Reuters - Sun 9:12 pm
· Philippines aiming to join China's resource boom - AFP - Fri 12:21 am
· Philippine August imports fall 28.3 percent - AFP - Tue 7:59 pm
· Thailand, Philippines seek rice row solution: minister - AFP - Sun 9:49 am
· Philippines warns of tough times as deficit soars - AFP - Tue 2:42 am

· Philippine economy falls victim to twin storms - AFP - Mon 7:55 pm
· Storm-wracked Philippines raises $1 bln in bonds - AFP - Sat 9:13 pm
· Storm-whipped Philippines to tap US bond market - AFP - Fri 11:47 pm
· Philippines exports down 21% in August - AFP - Wed 12:38 am
· Philippine banks' default risk from floods: report - AFP - Fri 11:07 pm
· Emerging markets update - DollarDex - Thu 5:33 am
· Asia markets review - DollarDex - Sat 3:12 pm