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Business groups push transparency to revive growth
Business groups are calling for tougher governance, faster digital reforms, and sustained infrastructure spending as the Philippines looks to reboot growth in 2026 after the economy slowed to 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Treasury bill yields ease at auction on strong demand
Philippine treasury bill yields continued to soften at the auction Tuesday, dragged lower by prospects of further monetary easing after a weaker-than-expected economic...
US State Department flags red tape, corruption in Philippines
Pervasive corruption—both in government offices and private boardrooms—along with slow and opaque bureaucracy, high logistics costs, and congested infrastructure continue to undermine the Philippines’ ability to attract foreign investment and sustain economic growth, according to the latest assessment from the US State Department.
Palay output in 1Q up 0.3%, sets new yield record
Palay production in the first quarter of the year rose by 0.3 percent, reaching 4.7 million metric tons, with yields setting a new record high.
Philippines jobless rate eases to 4.3% in January
The Philippines' unemployment rate decreased to 4.3 percent in January, down from 4.5 percent in the same period last year, as the economy continued to create more jobs to accommodate new entrants to the labor force, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report on Thursday.
