How minimum wages compared across regions in December
In December, inflation-adjusted wages were 20.3% to 26.3% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country. Meanwhile, in peso terms, real wages were lower by around P83.25 to P149.15 from the current daily minimum wages set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
November misery index drops to 3-month low
The Philippines’ adjusted misery index slid to 15.8% in November, the lowest in three months when it logged 15.7% in August. This reflected easing...
Job gains by industry
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring season, as bad weather and...
Jobless losses by industry
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring season, as bad weather and...
Philippine jobless rate at 4.4% in November
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring season, as bad weather and...
December inflation quickens to 1.8%
HIGHER FOOD PRICES during the holiday season lifted inflation to 1.8% in December, although the full-year average eased to 1.7% — the slowest in...
2025 inflation hits nine-year low at 1.7%
HIGHER FOOD PRICES during the holiday season lifted inflation to 1.8% in December, although the full-year average eased to 1.7% — the slowest in...
Top 20 parent/standalone companies in the Philippines by gross revenues in 2024
THE TOP 1,000 corporations in the Philippines weathered economic shocks in 2024 as their balance sheets remained stable despite geopolitical tensions and subdued global...
Analysts’ December inflation rate estimates
HEADLINE INFLATION may have eased to a five-month low in December amid the continued drop in rice prices and cheaper electricity costs, which likely...
CEBR: Philippines to be 24th largest economy by 2040
The Philippines is expected to become the 24th largest economy globally by 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Economic League Table....
Philippines’ fight against illegal fishing improves
The Philippines improved one spot to 54th out of 152 coastal countries (from worst to best) in the 2025 edition of the biennial Illegal,...