Philippine equities held their footing above the 6,000 level as caution continued to dominate trading, with analysts balancing global headwinds against pockets of domestic resilience.
The Philippines has emerged as ASEAN’s top tourism economy, leading the region in tourism’s contribution to gross domestic product and ranking among the strongest job creators, according to the 2025 World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Report.
The Philippine economy ended 2025 on a softer note, with gross domestic product growing 3.0 percent year on year in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year growth to 4.4 percent, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. The figures point to an economy that is still expanding—but unevenly, with clear winners and laggards.
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.
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.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. will give a temporary full toll rebate to trucks carrying agricultural products starting Monday, April 20, to help keep food prices stable during the ongoing oil crisis.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines has secured a major 10-year renewable energy deal with MPower, locking in 40.5 megawatts of clean power for its Fairview and Cavite data center campuses.
In a quiet stretch of coastline in Masinloc-Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape, the most important work is happening where few people bother to look.
The Philippine government is pinning its next employment surge on three high-growth industries—business process outsourcing (BPO), semiconductors, and renewable energy, said Finance Secretary Frederick Go.