Philippine trade year-on-year performance (January 2019)
THE COUNTRY’s trade-in-goods deficit widened in January as exports declined and imports rebounded. Read the full story.
Labor force survey
LATEST data show a decline in the country’s unemployment rate and underemployment rates in January, the government’s statistical agency reported on Thursday. Read the...
Filipinos on Forbes’ 2019 list of world’s richest people
REAL ESTATE tycoon Manuel B. Villar, Jr. is now the country’s richest man, rising past other Filipinos on Forbes Magazine’s annual list of world...
Headline inflation rates in the Philippines (Ferbruary, 2019)
INFLATION eased for the fourth straight month and on to target in February to post the lowest reading in 12 months, helped by milder...
Analysts’ February Inflation Rate Estimates
INFLATION likely maintained its descent in February as rice prices continued to drop, analysts said in a BusinessWorld poll, with some even betting the...
Percentage of Women in Senior Management Positions
A NEW SURVEY showed 37% of senior management positions at Philippine companies are occupied by women, well above the global average of 29%. Read...
Approved foreign investment pledges
THE GOVERNMENT approved more foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the country last year, fueled mostly by pledges in 2018’s last three months. Read...