A series of public outrages threatens to mutate into a serious political crisis for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the recent corruption issues affecting flood control and infrastructure projects are temporary and could strengthen the Philippines’s long-term ...
Former socioeconomic planning secretary Cielito Habito warned that the Philippine economy is being weighed down by both ...
An official has called for a whole-of-government effort to optimize the workforce while demographic conditions are favorable.
Not everything is doom and gloom. Despite the bearish environment, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Philippine companies are bad. Rather, it’s a reflection of market sentiment.
Living in the riverside village of Sipat in the Philippines, Josephine Dela Cruz watches the soil erode with every storm, haunted by the fear that one day the ground will wash ...
The Philippine economy shrank by more than expected in the third quarter from a year ago as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to batter the Southeast Asian country but a loosening of coronavirus curbs ...
MANILA, December 10, 2024 – Amid heightened geopolitical tensions, the Philippines’ economy is expected to remain robust, growing at an average rate of 6.0 percent over 2024-2026 and sustaining ...
WHILE often associated with global tech giants, the “digital economy” is also gaining strong traction in the Philippines. The sector expanded to P2.25 trillion in the past year, equivalent to 8.5 ...
MANILA (Reuters) -A Philippine delegation will travel to the United States next month to discuss threatened tariffs on Filipino exports, while a minister said the country's smaller trade sector makes ...
HIV cases have increased by 500% in the Philippines. This means the archipelago has the fastest rate of transmission of the virus in Asia Pacific. Some have called it a public health crisis.
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck offshore the southern Philippines, triggering tsunami warnings across several ...