How inclusive is the Philippines compared to its neighbors?
The Philippines climbed nine places to 84th out of 152 countries in the 2025 edition of the Inclusiveness Index by UC Berkeley's The Othering...
Philippines edges up to 54th in public integrity index
The Philippines climbed nine places to 54th out of 119 countries with a score of 6.48 out of 10 in the 2025 edition of...
Philippines improves in the anti-money laundering index
The Philippines improved 25 places to 74th out of 177 jurisdictions in the 2025 edition of the Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index by nonprofit organization...
Cash remittances rise to $3.17 billion in October
MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad grew by 3% year on year in October, the slowest pace in five months, the Bangko Sentral ng...
Listed U/KBs’ Shares: Yearly Gains and Losses as of end-September 2025
SHARE PRICES of listed universal and commercial banks slipped at the close of the third quarter as loan growth moderated and policy rate cuts...
BDO still reigns as the largest bank by total assets in Q3
THE PHILIPPINES’ largest banks saw the weakest asset growth in over three years in the third quarter as the flood control mess weighed on...
Misery index worsens in October
The Philippines’ adjusted misery index hit a three-month high of 18% in October from 16.2% in September. This was the highest recorded since the...
Jobless rate goes up to 5% in October
THE NUMBER of jobless Filipinos rose by about 570,000 to 2.54 million in October from a year earlier, even as overall employment increased by...
How does the Philippines’ sectoral debt as a share of GDP compare with other...
THE Institute of International Finance (IIF) said Philippine government debt as a share of the economy was 57.8% in the third quarter. Read the...
Manila slips in Global Green Finance Index
Manila fell four places to 91st out of 94 financial centers in the 16th edition of The Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) released by...
How minimum wages compared across regions in November
In November, inflation-adjusted wages were 19.7% to 26.1% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country. Meanwhile, in peso terms, real wages were lower by around P81.14 to P148.29 from the current daily minimum wages set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
Manila ranks ninth in Prime Global Cities Index in Q3
The Philippine capital’s prime residential prices rose 5.4% year on year in the third quarter of 2025 based on the latest edition of the...