The Philippines must fix long-standing structural weaknesses in its tourism industry now or risk falling even further behind its Southeast Asian neighbors and missing its 2028 growth targets.
Alex Eala keeps finding new ceilings to smash. On Tuesday (midnight Wednesday in Manila), the shards landed on the immaculate lawns of Wimbledon, where the Filipina prodigy carved yet another first into Philippine tennis history.
The countey’s net global debt position widened to $54.9 billion at the end of March 2026, driven by a drop in the nation's foreign cash reserves and falling global bond values, preliminary central bank data showed.
More than 1.1 million minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will receive a record P85 daily wage increase in two tranches starting July 19, giving workers an immediate pay boost while allowing employers more time to adjust to higher labor costs.