Manila, Jan. 21 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has received updates on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) monetary policy actions and the country's economic outlook, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Wednesday.

This came after Marcos met with BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. at Malacanan Palace in Manila on Tuesday.

In a statement, the PCO said Remolona briefed Marcos on the Monetary Board's (MB) decision in December 2025 to reduce the BSP's key policy interest rate to 4.5 percent from 4.75 percent in October 2025, as part of efforts to support economic activity amid easing inflation pressures.

The MB, the BSP's highest policymaking body, also lowered interest rates on overnight deposits to 4 percent from 4.25...