Treasury bill yields continued to ease at Monday’s auction as investors positioned for a possible shift toward monetary easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) amid weakening economic momentum.
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 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has scheduled a public scoping activity for the proposed 97-megawatt (MW) Magat pumped-storage hydro (PSH) project worth P13.5 billion in the provinces of Isabela and Ifugao.
Motorists need to prepare for another round of fuel price increases this week, with both gasoline and diesel expected to become more expensive due to rising global oil prices and renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Jollibee Foods Corporation expects both same-store sales and system-wide sales to grow by a single-digit rate this year, even after implementing price increases across its stores, company executives said.
ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has announced a major upgrade to its Log360 security platform, adding built-in security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) capabilities aimed at helping companies respond faster to cyber threats.