Expect the cost of borrowing money to become cheaper – close to three-year lows or pre-pandemic levels - at least until early 2026, economists said. That’s because the risk of economic fallout from the corruption scandal outweighing other external factors such as weaker exports from Trump tariffs could compel the central bank to hold back from unwinding its easing monetary cycle just yet.

The Office of the Ombudsman will evaluate five cases against officials of the Bulacan district engineering office and government contractors in the flood control mess.

Full digitalization in processes will help ease concerns of American businessmen on alleged corruption within the Bureau of Customs, Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said.