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Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) rose by 2.9 percent to USD3.24 billion in January 2025, compared to USD3.15 billion in the same period last year, marking a steady increase despite global economic challenges. This uptick in remittances, which are a critical driver of the Philippine economy, reflects the continued resilience of both land-based and sea-based Filipino workers abroad.

The country's total external debt (EDT) decreased to USD137.63 billion as of December 2024, a 1.4 percent drop from the previous quarter's USD139.64 billion, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has betrayed a bias against fast, barrier-free transits at expressways with the decision announced Sunday to achieve that goal as quickly as within the year as it earlier committed but in two or three years instead.

The bulk of so-called non-financial assets households across the Philippines own consist mainly of home appliances, according to the Consumer Finance Survey (CFS) the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) conducted in 2021.

Cebu Pacific has posted a strong 26.3 percent increase in passenger number for February this year, a result that exceeded expectations for a typically lean month. The airline carried 2.2 million passengers during the period, up from 1.72 million in the same month last year, driven by a significant boost in seat capacity.