Investing in infrastructure: Which areas is the government focusing on?

The government's 2017-2022 Public Investment Program (PIP) contains a rolling list of priority programs and projects that it plans to implement until the end Pres....

Then vs Now: A snapshot of the Philippine economy before and after Duterte was...

How was the Philippine economy before President Rodrigo R. Duterte was sworn in as President on June 30, 2016? Here's a comparison of statistical...

Which regions can support themselves under a federal form of government?

The shift to federalism, the cornerstone of the Duterte administration, aims to maximize the growth potential of regions and local governments by granting them...

Duterte’s numbers (as of July 2018)

Here's a look at President Rodrigo R. Duterte's statistical measures as of July 2018. — via BusinessWorld Research

Where health- and social services workers get paid the most

By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) recorded the highest average annual compensation for workers in the human health and social services...

Philippines’ top trading partners for imports (May 2018)

By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher The country's main source of merchandise goods in May was China, cornering 20.3% of the total import bill that month....

Philippines’ top trade partners for exports (May 2018)

By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher The United States was the top market of Philippine-made products in May, contributing $840.15 million to total exports. It was...

Philippines’ top agriculture imports

By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher In the first quarter of 2018, the country's agriculture imports totalled $2.994 billion, 4.2% higher compared to $2.874 billion logged...

Philippines’ top agriculture export products

By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher The Philippines exported $1.165 billion worth of farm goods in the first quarter of 2018, 26.2% less than the $1.579...

Which region employs the most number of health- and social services workers?

By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher The National Capital Region (NCR) was the top employer for the human health and social work industry in 2016, according...

Small businesses in the Philippines continue to grow

By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher Micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are businesses employing less than 200 workers or those with an asset size...

Electricity consumption across regions up by nearly 4% in 2017

By Christine Joyce S. Castañeda, Senior Reporter Last year, electricity consumption in the Philippines rose 3.9% to 94.4 million MWh from 90.8 million MWh in...