How does the Philippines compare with its neighbors in mining attractiveness?
The Philippines鈥 mining investment attractiveness ranking fell last year as it plunged 49 places to 65th out of 68 jurisdictions in the 2025 Annual...
NG debt reaches P18.13 trillion at end-January
THE PHILIPPINES鈥 outstanding National Government (NG) debt rose to P18.13 trillion at the end of January, as the state accelerated borrowing at the start...
2025 budget deficit hits P1.58 trillion
THE NATIONAL Government鈥檚 (NG) budget deficit breached its 2025 ceiling after the main tax agencies missed their collection targets and state spending slowed amid...
How fiscal effort has shifted over the years
THE NATIONAL Government鈥檚 (NG) budget deficit breached its 2025 ceiling after the main tax agencies missed their collection targets and state spending slowed amid...
Philippines鈥 Manufacturing PMI soars to 8-year high in February
PHILIPPINE FACTORY activity in February expanded at its fastest pace in eight years amid an increase in production and new orders as well as...
Analysts鈥 February in铿俛tion聽rate estimates
PHILIPPINE INFLATION may have hit its fastest pace in over a year as price pressures from higher costs of electricity, oil and rice pushed...
January trade gap narrows to $4.05 billion
The country鈥檚 trade-in-goods deficit narrowed by 17.8% year on year in January as exports growth moderated while imports declined, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported...
Philippines climbs to 31st in Global Economic Diversi铿乧ation Index
The Philippines climbed 铿乿e places to 31st out of 117 countries with an average score of 108.45 in the 2026 edition of the Global...
How does the Philippines鈥 sectoral debt as a share of GDP compare with other...
The Philippines鈥 total debt grew by 3.6% to $490.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, latest 铿乬ures from the Institute of International Finance鈥檚...
Auto sales volume sinks 10.4% in January, steepest drop in 4 years
PHILIPPINE CAR SALES slumped in January amid a weaker demand for both passenger and commercial vehicles, according to an industry report. Read the full...
Philippines鈥 Misery Index inches up in 2025
The Misery Index, 铿乺st introduced in the 1960s by economist Arthur Okun, was a simple gauge of economic pain: in铿俛tion plus unemployment rates. Over...
How enabling is the Philippine environment for women鈥檚 economic opportunity?
THE PHILIPPINES improved in two of the three pillars in the World Bank鈥檚 Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) 2026 report, with scores surpassing...