US President Donald J. Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs
US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump is imposing a bigger-than-expected tariff on Philippine exports to the United States, as part of a broader reciprocal tariff...
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of select ASEAN economies, March 2025
FACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines unexpectedly contracted for the first time in 19 months in March, as manufacturers cut output amid uncertainty surrounding US...
National Government fiscal performance
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) budget deficit ballooned to P171.4 billion in February despite double-digit revenue growth, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on...
15 Richest Filipinos in Forbes’ 2025 World’s Billionaires List
TYCOON and former Senate President Manuel B. Villar, Jr. is the richest Filipino, according to Forbes’ latest World’s Billionaires List. Read the full story.
Domestic trade by region in 2024
DOMESTIC TRADE in goods grew by 23.1% to P1.31 trillion in 2024, reflecting the uptick in overall economic activity, analysts said. Read the full...
National Government outstanding debt
THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) outstanding debt rose to a fresh high of P16.63 trillion as of end-February, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported....
Manila places 2nd in Prime International Residential Index
Manila ranked second in the 100-city Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100) in Knight Frank’s 2025 edition of The Wealth Report. The prices of...
Philippines’ Trade-in-Goods Balance with 20 Largest Trading Partners in 2024
THE 2024 trade-in-goods deficit was revised to $54.33 billion from the $54.21 billion reported in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday. Read...
Analysts’ March inflation rate estimates
HEADLINE INFLATION likely eased slightly in March as prices of rice and fuel further dropped, analysts said. Read the full story.
BSP survey: Business sentiment remains upbeat in Q1
Business sentiment in the country was less optimistic in the first quarter, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Business Expectations Survey showed. The overall...
House prices up 6.7% in Q4
Housing prices in the Philippines grew by 6.7% year on year in the fourth quarter, the central bank’s latest Residential Real Estate Price Index...
Philippines’ political risk still ‘significant’
The Philippines overall rating worsened to 60 (Out of 100) with a “significant” risk temperature level in the second half of 2024, according to...