Philippines improves in talent competitiveness list, its best ranking in three years
THE PHILIPPINES jumped nine spots in an annual ranking of countries’ ability to attract and retain talent, according to a report by business school...
Philippines places 69th in Global Knowledge Index
The Philippines ranked 69th out of 149 countries assessed in the 2025 edition of Global Knowledge Index (GKI) developed by the United Nations Development...
Philippines climbs in property rights ranking
The Philippines went up a notch to 83rd out of 126 countries in the 2025 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) by think tank Property...
Philippines’ labor productivity rises in Q3 2025
Labor productivity in the Philippines grew by 4.7% year on year to P113,805 in the third quarter. This pace was faster than the 0.7%...
Tax Justice Network: Philippines loses $20.7 billion in taxes, hitting more than half of...
The Philippines’ tax revenue losses reached $20.65 billion between 2016 and 2021, according to the latest edition of the State of Tax Justice by...
Philippines at ‘high’ risk of ecological threats
The Philippines scored 3.13 out of 5 in the 2025 edition of the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) by think tank Institute for Economics &...
Philippines falls in English proficiency ranking but still the second best among its peers...
The Philippines slipped six spots to 28th out of 123 countries in the 2025 edition of the English Proficiency Index (EPI) by international education...
Can domestic savings cover the country’s increasing investment needs?
In the third quarter, gross domestic savings reached P352 billion while gross capital formation amounted P1.47 trillion, resulting in a P1.12-trillion gap. The savings-investment...
Auto sales hit 40,014 units in October
VEHICLE SALES hit just over 40,000 in October, as rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs) failed to offset the decline in passenger car sales,...
Cash remittances hit $3.12 billion in September
MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) jumped by an annual 3.7% in September, the fastest pace in five months, the Bangko Sentral...
How minimum wages compared across regions in October
Inflation-adjusted wages were 19.2% to 26% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country in October.
Misery index climbs to 2-month high in September
The Philippine’s adjusted misery index climbed to a two-month high of 16.2% in September from 15.7% in August. While this may have reflected an...