Philippines holds 79th spot in Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index
The Philippines’ rank remained at 79th out of 116 countries and jurisdictions in the latest update of the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI)...
How much revenue does the Philippines lose from the illicit tobacco trade?
THE PHILIPPINES lost about P141 billion in government revenue to illicit tobacco trade in 2024 and 2025, with illegal vape products emerging as a...
Philippines’ digital evolution ranking improves
The Philippines’ ranking improved in the latest edition of the Digital Evolution Index by Digital Planet, a research program under The Fletcher School at...
Cash remittances reach two-month high in March
MONEY sent home by Filipinos abroad rose by year on year 2.3% in March, the slowest growth seen in nearly three years, according to...
Philippines leaps in risk and resilience index
The Philippines climbed 40 spots to 74th out of 150 countries with a score of 60.35 in the latest update of the Global Investment...
Q1 approved foreign investment pledges hit P42.64 billion
FOREIGN INVESTMENT pledges in the Philippines rose by 52.3% in the first quarter from a low base a year earlier, although commitments fell to...
Misery index worsens in March, highest in nearly two years
The Philippines’ adjusted misery index soared to a 23-month high of 20.8% in March from 18.7% in February. It was the worst reading in...
Philippines logs worst political patronage level in 40 years
The Philippines rose to a four-decade high of 0.826 out of possible 1 in the 2025 Clientelism Index by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)...
Can domestic savings cover the country’s increasing investment needs?
The country’s savings rate — defined as gross domestic savings as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) — reached 6.1% in the first...
Philippines lands 46th in crisis preparedness rankings
The Philippines ranked 46th out of 191 countries in the 2026 edition of the INFORM Risk Index by the European Commission’s Disaster Risk Management...
How does the Philippines compare in governance performance among its peers in the region?
The Philippines ranked 129th out of 208 countries in the 2026 Global Governance Climate Index (GCI) published by the International Labour Organization (ILO). On...
FDI net inflows rise to 3-month high in February
NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines declined by nearly 31% year on year in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...