The biggest employers in the manufacturing industry
By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher
Manufacturing makes up more than a fifth of the Philippine economy.
In 2015, manufacturing establishments in the formal economy generated...
Where do we find the most number of unpaid laborers in the manufacturing industry?
By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher
Unpaid workers are workers who do not receive regular pay, which is either the working owners themselves or the...
Top domestically-traded commodities in the Philippines (as of Q1 2018)
By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher
Government data showed that the total value of domestic trade increased 6.1% to P174.88 billion in the first quarter...
Where does the Philippines sell most of its exported goods?
By Carmina Angelica V. Olano, Researcher
US, Hong Kong and Japan continued to be the Philippines' top export destinations, accounting for 45% of total exports in...
Which regions attract the most investments?
By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher
Filipino and foreign investors are expected to inject some P185 billion in the form of capital investments, data from...
Which regions have the most banks?
By Mark T. Amoguis, Research
By the end of 2016, the Philippines had 11,129 bank offices, comprising of 602 head offices and 10,527 other offices.
At that...
Top rice-producing provinces in the Philippines
The Philippines -- one of the world's biggest buyers of palay (unmilled rice) -- had a record-high harvest of 19.28 million tons last year,...
In which industries do employees work the longest hours per week?
According to the 2017 Gender Statistics on Labor and Employment (GSLE) report released by Philippine Statistics Authority, these are the average working hours per week...
Are Filipino women having fewer children?
The recent decades saw developing countries experiencing the so-called "demographic transition" -- a transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and...
Who earns more?
The country's average daily basic pay — defined as the pay for normal/regular working hours before deductions for social security contributions and withholding taxes...
Complement, not compete: Fintech and the road to a cash-lite Philippines
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
For decades, banks have been the kings of the financial system.
And they remain dominant to this day.
After all,...
Blockchain and Bitcoins: More than a trading opportunity
By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher
IMAGINE this: What if someone invented a currency that is free from any government scrutiny, that is accessible to all,...