Philippines’ Academic Freedom Index score nears 40-year low
The Philippines saw its score drop to an almost four-decade low of 0.624 (out of 1, 1 is best) in the 2025 update of...
Overseas Filipinos’ Cash Remittances
MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos rose by 2.7% year on year in February, the slowest in nine months, data from the Bangko Sentral...
Philippines slides to 16th spot in emerging market rankings of FDI Confidence Index
The Philippines fell by three spots to 16th place out of 25 emerging markets in the 2025 edition of Kearney’s FDI Confidence Index, which...
Auto Sales (March 2025)
PHILIPPINE automotive sales grew by 7.6% in March as steady commercial vehicle sales offset a double-digit slump in sales of passenger cars, an industry...
Manila continues to slump in IMD’s Smart City Index
Manila fell four places to 125th out of 146 cities in the latest edition of the Smart City Index. This was the Philippine capital’s...
Philippines rises in Social Progress Index
The Philippines went up two places to 86th out of 170 countries in the 2025 edition of the Global Social Progress Index by nonprofit...
Manila still one of the laggards in Cities in Motion Index
The Philippine capital ranked 165th out of 183 cities with a score of 23.62 in the latest edition of Cities in Motion Index (CIMI)...
Philippine Labor Force Situation
THE JOBLESS RATE slipped to a two-month low in February, as more Filipinos joined the labor force ahead of the summer season and midterm...
Yearly Job Gains by Industry (February 2025 vs February 2024, in thousands)
THE JOBLESS RATE slipped to a two-month low in February, as more Filipinos joined the labor force ahead of the summer season and midterm...
Monthly Job Gains by Industry (February 2025 vs January 2025, in thousands)
THE JOBLESS RATE slipped to a two-month low in February, as more Filipinos joined the labor force ahead of the summer season and midterm...
How minimum wages compared across regions in March
(After accounting for inflation)
In March, inflation-adjusted wages were 18.6% to 25.8% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the country. This meant that...
How much did each commodity group contribute to March inflation?
Inflation eased to its lowest annual rate in nearly five years in March, as food and transport costs rose at a slower pace. Read...
