National government fiscal performance

ACCELERATED spending by the Duterte administration drove the fiscal balance back to deficit in September, according to Treasury data released yesterday that nevertheless clarified...

ASEAN manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, October

BUSINESS continued to improve for factories in the country last month, making the Philippines a bright spot in Southeast Asia that otherwise saw a...

Snapshot of Philippine bank industry health

BANKS in the Philippines remain generally robust, thanks in part to a supportive economy, but rising exposure to the property sector, large firms and...

Analysts’ October inflation rate estimates

INFLATION likely quickened to a 19-month high in October as the recent spate of typhoons pushed food costs up, adding to price pressures from...

Poverty incidence in the Philippines

“MORE PRONOUNCED” poverty reduction in recent years has shown that the country’s economic growth -- one of Asia’s fastest -- has lately been improving...

Public satisfaction with the branches of national government

PUBLIC SATISFACTION ratings of chief government institutions steadied in “good” to “very good” territory in the first three months of the administration of President...