BSP says further policy easing possible in February meeting
- JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS | GMA Integrated News
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Author: JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS
Publisher: GMA Integrated News
Published: February 1, 2026 6:30pm
Original link: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/974965/bsp-says-further-policy-easing-possible-in-february-meeting/story/
DUMAGUETE CITY — Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli Remolona Jr. on Sunday hinted at the possibility of a sixth straight rate cut during the Monetary Board’s policy meeting later this month, following the weaker-than-expected economic growth recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025.
“Pwede [It can be],” he said when asked if another policy rate cut could come during the Monetary Board meeting scheduled on February 19, the first for the year. “One meeting at a time.”
Should rates be cut anew, this will be the sixth straight cut of the Monetary Board after it decided to cut policy rates by 25 basis points each in April, June, August, October, and December 2025.
According to Remolona, the central bank is now looking into the Philippines’ latest economic growth figures and assessing whether the issues are on the demand side, which it can help address, or on the supply side.
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