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’ Misery Index inches up in 2025
The Misery Index, first introduced in the 1960s by economist Arthur Okun, was a simple gauge of economic pain: inflation plus unemployment rates. Over...
How enabling is the Philippine environment for women’s economic opportunity?
THE PHILIPPINES improved in two of the three pillars in the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law (WBL) 2026 report, with scores surpassing...
Philippines steadies in Military Strength Index
The Philippines remained in 41st place out of 145 countries in the 2026 edition of the Military Strength Ranking by Global Firepower with a...
Domestic trade in the regions: Which have (un)favorable trade balances in Q4 2025?
DOMESTIC TRADE in goods amounted to P562.76 billion in the last three months of 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in its Commodity...
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) — grew to 8.4% in 2025,...
Philippines: balance of payments (BoP) position
THE PHILIPPINES’ balance of payments (BoP) deficit sharply narrowed to $373 million in the first month of 2026, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
Philippines leads ASEAN in women’s representation in government
The Philippines ranked 70th* among 193 United Nations member states in the latest edition of the Women’s Power Index by think tank Council on...
OFW cash remittances’ share to GDP hits 25-year low
MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad jumped to a record high of $35.634 billion in 2025, with the weak peso boosting gains from dollar...
Report: Manila is Southeast Asia’s least safe city in 2026
Manila ranked 153rd out of 181 cities with a safety index score of 0.41, with 1 being the safest, in the 2026 Safety Index...
Overseas Filipinos’ cash remittances hit record $35.63 billion in 2025
MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad jumped to a record high of $35.634 billion in 2025, with the weak peso boosting gains from dollar...
Big Mac Index: Philippine peso undervalued by 53.6% vs US$
The Philippine peso is undervalued by 53.6% against the dollar, according to the latest release of the Big Mac Index by The Economist.