President Duterte’s China-Russia Pivot: does it make economic sense to ditch the US?
WASHINGTON -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte will seek billions of dollars in infrastructure investments from China in the coming months as the country seeks...
Satisfaction with government’s campaign against illegal drugs
THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION’s decisive war on drugs -- a policy cornerstone that has drawn international censure -- has overwhelming support from the public that...
Net Public satisfaction with President Rodrigo R. Duterte
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte ended his first three months in office with a net satisfaction rating -- the first for the current chief executive...
Headline inflation rates in the Philippines, all items
CONSUMER PRICES last month rose at their steepest in one-and-a-half years, taking the year-to-date pace close to the central bank’s full-year forecast even as...
ASEAN manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, September
MANUFACTURING likely gave the Philippine economy a boost last quarter after the country’s factories expanded at their sharpest pace and raced past their Southeast...
Analysts’ September inflation rate estimates
PRICE INCREASES of basic goods may have breached the 2% mark in September coming from a record low seen a year ago, according to...
Global competitiveness report 2016-2017 emerging and developing Asia
THE PHILIPPINES has fallen behind in the annual competitiveness ranking of the World Economic Forum, marking its first step back in a decade. Read...
Peso-dollar exchange rates
THE PESO yesterday sank to its weakest level against the dollar in more than seven years, dragged partly by political concerns at home, prompting...