The Philippines’ electronics sector is keeping a steady hand despite simmering Middle East tensions, signaling resilience as export revenues near a record-breaking milestone.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is projecting a stronger export run in 2026, riding on record-breaking trade performance last year and a fresh wave of investments flowing into economic zones nationwide.
The reopening of the Likhang Filipino Exhibition Halls marks more than the revival of a physical space—it signals a renewed push to position Filipino craftsmanship and design at the center of the country’s export narrative.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surged past a key metric, approving P237.1 billion in investments as of December 12—already beating the full-year 2024 total of P214.18 billion by nearly 11 percent and putting its P250 billion 2025 target squarely within reach.
Seven break points may have been the difference. So, perhaps, was everything Alex Eala had learned about surviving when a tennis match refuses to behave.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) faces an intricate policy dilemma as the economy slows down sharply. Second-quarter GDP growth cooled to 2.3 percent year-on-year—down from 2.8 percent in the first quarter and well below the 5.4 percent mark recorded a year prior—placing the central bank in the difficult position of managing persistent price pressures while avoiding a deeper domestic downturn.