Jobless rate up in Nov, improves from Oct
Unemployment rate rose year-on-year in November 2025 but fell from October, as the labor market gained momentum ahead of the Christmas season, the Philippine Statistics Authroity reported on Wednesday.
BDO launches fifth ASEAN sustainability bond offer
BDO Unibank has opened the public offer of its fifth peso-denominated ASEAN Sustainability Bond, targeting a minimum of ₱5 billion.
Lender sees moderate recovery ahead in 2026
Metrobank expects a gradual economic recovery in 2026 after a challenging year marked by global and local headwinds.
Tech skills will make 2026 careers click
The Philippine job market is about to get a digital jolt.
Feast of the Black Nazarene: Faith, footsteps, a moving economy
Every January 9, Manila wakes up to a city transformed. Streets close, mobile signals strain, and time seems to slow as millions of barefoot devotees converge for the Traslación of the Black Nazarene—one of the world’s largest religious processions and among the most powerful public expressions of Filipino faith.
