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.
Surfshark: Philippines 6th most breached country among neighbors in Q4 2025
The Philippines placed 28th out of 250 countries and territories with a total of 250,437 breached accounts in the fourth quarter, latest data from...
Philippines’ foreign investment pledges drop anew in 2025
APPROVED foreign investments in the Philippines plunged by 50.1% year on year to P272.38 billion in 2025, its sharpest fall in five years, the...
Philippines falls in labor resilience index
The Philippines dropped one spot to 63rd out of 120 countries in the 2026 edition of The Global Labour Resilience Index (GLRI) by public...
Philippines worsens in Corruption Perceptions Index
THE PHILIPPINES fell six spots to its worst-ever ranking in 2025 in a global corruption perceptions index by Transparency International, as the country grappled...
Foreign direct investments reach $897 million in November
NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines hit a four-month high in November, even as inflows slipped year on year, the...
Labor productivity in the Philippines eases to 3.7% in Q4
The country’s labor productivity slowed down to 3.7% year on year to P130,353 in the final three months of 2025. This was slower than...