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Philippine labor force momentum builds despite rise in jobless rate

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The labor market strengthened in October as more Filipinos streamed into the workforce, even as unemployment rose from last year’s lows, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed Wednesday.

Unemployment up slightly in September, fewer job seekers

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The country’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8 percent in September 2025 from 3.7 percent a year earlier, equivalent to 1.96 million Filipinos without work, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday. Despite the slight uptick, the number of jobless declined from 2.03 million in August, suggesting some improvement in hiring momentum.

Unemployment rises in June to 3.7% —PSA

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The Philippines’ unemployment rate in June rose to 3.7 percent, up from 3.1 percent a year earlier, according to the latest Labor Force Survey released Wednesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). 

Philippine jobless rate slides to 3.9% in May

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The Philippines' unemployment rate eased in May, as the economy generated more jobs, reducing the number of Filipinos without work compared to both April this year and May of the previous year.

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Philip Morris counts Philippines as key sourcing, manufacturing hub

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Philip Morris International (PMI) is counting on the Philippines as an important sourcing and manufacturing base as it strengthens supply-chain resilience against weather disruptions, geopolitical risks and other external shocks.

FAA grounds US flights over nationwide communications failure

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted commercial flights nationwide Friday (early Saturday in Manila) after a communications failure crippled all 22 regional air traffic control centers, although it remained unclear whether the disruption was connected to an outage affecting some Microsoft services.

Philippines flirts with stagflation as growth stalls, prices surge

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The Philippine economy is beginning to resemble a car running low on fuel while its engine overheats. Growth is sputtering, prices are soaring, jobs are getting harder to find, and agriculture—a major source of food and rural livelihoods—is contracting

ASEAN digital push puts MSMEs at heart of regional growth

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Southeast Asia’s small businesses need stronger digital capabilities and better access to regional markets to tap more than 680 million consumers and help ASEAN achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy, ASEAN Foundation executive director Dr. Piti Srisangnam said.

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