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February inflation up at 2.4% on higher food prices

Headline inflation edged higher in February, signaling renewed price pressures from key food staples even as broader trends remain relatively contained.

Philippines courts South Korea for strategic minerals alliance

A new push from the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines signals Manila’s growing urgency to turn mineral wealth into geopolitical leverage.

STI revenue grows despite enrollment dip

STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. delivered stronger earnings in the first half of fiscal year 2026, proving that scale and specialization can cushion demographic shifts in Philippine education. 

FPI says 4-day workweek needs sector-sensitive review

The Philippine government’s openness to studying a four-day workweek for public offices is drawing cautious support from industry leaders, who say the idea warrants careful, evidence-based evaluation rather than a one-size-fits-all rollout.

Revisions trim Q3 GDP growth to 3.9%

The Philippine economy grew slightly less than initially reported in the third quarter of 2025, after official data revisions shaved a tenth of a percentage point off headline growth.

Storms temper agriculture growth to 2.6% in 2025

The value of Philippine agricultural output rose to P1.77 trillion in 2025, up 2.6 percent from a year earlier—a solid showing that would have been stronger were it not for weather-related disruptions in the final quarter, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.

Thousands lose jobs in brutal anti-graft war

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s anti-corruption blitz in flood-control and public-works agencies was meant to clean house. Instead, it is triggering political, economic, and social tremors that now overshadow its stated purpose. The irony is hard to ignore: a campaign launched to restore trust is increasingly viewed as deepening uncertainty.

Philippine GDP remains one of Asia’s fastest growing in 2Q; growth 5.5%

The Philippine economy expanded by 5.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported, reflecting sustained domestic activity across sectors.

T-Bill yields mixed as slew of data loom

Treasury bill yields moved mostly lower at Monday’s auction, as investors braced for a raft of key economic reports that could influence future monetary policy direction.

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Philippines courts South Korea for strategic minerals alliance

A new push from the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines signals Manila’s growing urgency to turn mineral wealth into geopolitical leverage.

STI revenue grows despite enrollment dip

STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. delivered stronger earnings in the first half of fiscal year 2026, proving that scale and specialization can cushion demographic shifts in Philippine education. 

FPI says 4-day workweek needs sector-sensitive review

The Philippine government’s openness to studying a four-day workweek for public offices is drawing cautious support from industry leaders, who say the idea warrants careful, evidence-based evaluation rather than a one-size-fits-all rollout.

Distributor shifts from importer to manufacturer with new Batangas facility

Fly Ace Corp., long known as a distributor of imported food brands in the Philippines, is building a seven-hectare production facility at the LIMA Estate in Batangas. The project marks a major shift in the company’s strategy—from mainly importing and distributing goods to becoming a local manufacturer.
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