Tourist arrivals in the Philippines surged by 14 percent year-on-year in the first five months of this year, reaching 2.56 million, despite a double-digit decline in the arrivals of Filipinos living overseas, based on data from the Department of Tourism.
The National Food Authority (NFA) has purchased 3.32 million 50-kilo bags of palay as of 5 June this year of which over 3.17 million bags were purchased from rice farmers the past six weeks.
Fitch Ratings has kept the country's standing as an investment grade issuer or one whose sovereign debt is rated a triple B or BBB, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.
Monetary board member Anita Linda Aquino, just under four years as member of the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, has resigned in the wake of a scandal involving ghost central bank employees.
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines reached US$1.3 billion in July 2025, down 7.5 percent from US$1.4 billion in the same month last year, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) senior assistant governor Arifa A. Ala was awarded the “Woman Influencer in Financial Services Industry” by the World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) on 24 September 2025 in Pasay City.
AirAsia Philippines has ramped up flight frequencies on key domestic routes this October in preparation for the anticipated travel surge during the All Saints’ Day long weekend.
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced Friday the immediate suspension of all road reblocking projects nationwide, citing potential corruption in such activities.