Philippines retains ‘partly free’ status in global freedom report
The Philippines maintained its “partly free” status with an overall score of 58 out of 100 in the 2026 edition of the annual Freedom...
Philippines: balance of payments (BoP) position
THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) deficit widened in March, driven by the elevated trade gap and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
Vehicle sales drop in March
NEW VEHICLE SALES declined by 10.4% in March as soaring pump prices dented demand for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, according to a joint...
How miserable is the Philippines compared to its neighbors in 2025?
The Philippines ranked 131st out of 178 countries in the 2025 edition of the Hanke’s Annual Misery Index (HAMI) by Johns Hopkins University economics...
Philippines lands 34th in Resilient Food Systems Index
The Philippines placed 34th out of 60 countries in the inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI) by the Economist Impact, scoring 63.82 out of...
How much did each region contribute to the Philippine economy in 2025?
GROWTH in Metro Manila’s economic output slowed to a five-year low of 4.4% in 2025, dragged down by the flood control scandal and severe...
How much did each region’s economy grow in 2025?
GROWTH in Metro Manila’s economic output slowed to a five-year low of 4.4% in 2025, dragged down by the flood control scandal and severe...
Philippine business sentiment plummets in March
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE fell to its weakest in more than 25 years in March as firms turned pessimistic on expectations that higher fuel costs from...