A recent survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) has revealed a significant shift in public sentiment, with 41 percent of Filipinos expressing support for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The country's unemployment rate continued to decline in November 2024, easing to a 3.2 percent, as businesses prepare for the expected increase in demand for goods and services during the Christmas holidays.
Consumer prices picked up pace in December, with inflation rising to 2.9 percent year-on-year, up from 2.5 percent in November. The Philippine Statistics Authority attributed the increase primarily to higher housing and utility costs, as well as transport fares, which contributed significantly to the upward trend.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving forward with a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, aiming to keep prices below P60 per kilogram.
Output expansion across the Philippines in 2024 likely moderated to 5.5 percent in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP), from actual growth averaging 5.6 percent the year before, according to latest estimates by financial information and analytics firm S&P Global.
Tanduay Distillers, Inc. (TDI), the liquor and spirits subsidiary of LT Group, Inc. (LTG), posted a 91 percent surge in net income for the first half of 2025, signaling a significant uplift in its financial and market performance. Net income reached P1.36 billion, nearly double the P712 million recorded in the same period last year.
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is positioning itself as a strategic gateway for Indonesian exporters to reach Northeast Asia and the U.S. West Coast, highlighting its location in Casiguran, Aurora as the Philippines’ closest direct access point to the Pacific.
NLEX Corp. posted a 31 percent increase in net income to ₱7.3 billion in the first half of 2025, up from ₱5.5 billion a year ago, reflecting stronger operational and financial performance driven by higher vehicular traffic and toll rate hikes.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is calling on the government to establish clear and enforceable rules to ensure fair competition among telecommunications companies following the enactment of the Konektadong Pinoy bill, which recently lapsed into law.