2024 World Happiness Report: Philippines is the 53rd happiest country in the world
THE PHILIPPINES jumped 23 spots in an annual survey that measures the level of happiness of people around the world, as young Filipinos reported...
Philippines: Balance of Payments (BoP) Position
THE DEFICIT in the Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) narrowed sharply to $196 million in February from the $895-million gap recorded a year earlier,...
Philippines drops in Global Opportunity Index
The Philippines slipped five places to 91st place out of 130 countries in the 2024 edition of the Global Opportunity Index (GOI) by nonprofit...
Surfshark: Philippines 26th Most Breached Country in Q4 2023
The Philippines ranked 26th out of 250 countries and territories with a total of 139,886 breached accounts in the October-to-December period last year, the...
Philippines ranks 50th in 170-country ‘Impunity Index’
The Philippines improved four notches to 50th place out of 170 countries in the latest edition of Atlas of Impunity or the “Impunity Index,”...
Philippines moves up in Human Development Index
THE PHILIPPINES jumped five spots in the latest Human Development Index, but remained one of the laggards in Southeast Asia, the United Nations Development...
Philippines inches up in Global Connectedness Index
NEW DELHI, India — The Philippines inched up a spot in the latest ranking of the most globally connected markets in the world, according...
Philippine Merchandise Trade Performance (January 2024)
THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in January, as exports returned to positive territory while imports growth contracted, the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Philippines remains ‘partly free’ in Global Freedom Report
The Philippines scored 58 out of 100, unchanged from the previous year with a “partly free” status, in the 2024 edition of the annual...
2023 Net FDI level lowest in 3 years
NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines slumped for a second straight year in 2023 amid sluggish global economic growth and...
Big banks’ asset growth eases, loan growth rises in Q4
THE PHILIPPINES’ big banks saw slower growth in total assets in the fourth quarter of 2023, while loans grew the fastest in three quarters...
