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.
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has reinforced its commitment to decarbonisation by signing two key agreements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), highlighting the growing corporate and commercial significance of renewable fuels in global aviation.
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines experienced a modest decline in the first four months of 2025, totaling 2.10 million visitors compared to 2.12 million during the same period last year, data from the Department of Tourism showed.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. warned that trade shocks pose a deeper challenge to economic stability than typical supply shocks, citing their longer-lasting effects on investment and growth.
Major Maria Theresa Babiera of the Philippine Army never imagined that a simple conversation with her seven-year-old daughter at the mall would become a powerful reflection of the financial lessons she’d learned—and passed on.