The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday reported net foreign investments of USD283.69 million exiting the Philippines In January 2025. This was a significant improvement compared to the previous month's outflows of USD487.37 million. The decrease, amounting to USD203.68 million or 41.8 percent, points to a recovery in market sentiment despite ongoing global economic pressures.
The Philippines’ posted a substantial trade deficit of USD5.09 billion in January, widening from the USD4.36 billion trade gap in the same month last year, as export growth failed to keep pace with the rise in imports. This wider trade deficit highlights the country’s persistent struggle to meet its domestic needs through local production and its inability to identify new export drivers to strengthen its economic position.
ABS-CBN Corp. has sold a significant portion of its Quezon City property to Ayala Land Inc., one of the country’s largest property developers, for P6.24 billion.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has deferred the approval of capital expenditure projects proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) totaling P20.32 billion.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday directed the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to conduct an urgent inspection of onion cold storage facilities across the country.
The country's largest port users' group has backed the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) proposal to regulate domestic charges imposed by foreign shipping lines, lending industry support to a long-running push to curb logistics costs that weigh on Philippine trade.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has thrown its support behind the Philippines' economic reform agenda, with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urging the country to sustain policy momentum as rising geopolitical tensions and a fragile global economy continue to test international trade.
The Philippine video game industry is pushing back against calls for blanket bans on violent video games, arguing that stronger digital literacy, parental supervision, and better enforcement of age restrictions would do far more to protect children online than outright prohibitions.
Missing the quarterfinals could have deflated the Philippines' beach handball team. Instead, the Amigas turned disappointment into another upset, adding the United States to a growing list of higher-ranked victims at the IHF Women's Beach Handball World Championship in Zagreb, Croatia.