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Marcos Orders Carbon Framework | Champi Nears Super Typhoon | BSP Weighs Rate Hike

Marcos orders national carbon framework, Typhoon Champi nears super typhoon, and BSP weighs bigger rate hikes.

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The Statesman Daily
Oct 19, 2026

Happy Monday.

Here is what we are tracking in today’s newsletter:

  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to establish a national carbon market framework to attract climate investments and monetize carbon credits.

  • Weather bureau PAGASA warned that Typhoon Champi is rapidly intensifying and may re-enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility as a Super Typhoon by Tuesday.

  • Market analysts project that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is all but certain to hike interest rates, with a weakening peso increasing the probability of a 50-basis-point move.

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