Only 6 percent of organizations in the Philippines have achieved the “mature” level of cybersecurity readiness necessary to effectively counter modern threats, according to Cisco’s newly released 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index.
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines experienced a modest decline in the first four months of 2025, totaling 2.10 million visitors compared to 2.12 million during the same period last year, data from the Department of Tourism showed.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday reported a deceleration in bank lending and liquidity growth in March, underscoring the central bank's careful approach to maintaining price and financial stability amid evolving economic conditions.
The Philippine economy grew by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority—a modest yet steady performance amid ongoing global uncertainty.
Outstanding Philippine government debt ticked up slightly to P16.684 trillion by end-March 2025, a 0.31 percent month-on-month increase, signaling stability rather than strain.