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Philippines gains ground, but SDG race tightens

The Philippines has made measurable gains toward achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But the country remains off pace on most targets, highlighting the challenge of translating progress into meaningful outcomes before the 2030 deadline.

Tourism sips less water, burns more fuel

The Philippine tourism industry used less water in 2025 but consumed more energy and emitted more carbon dioxide, highlighting a growing sustainability challenge as the sector's environmental footprint shifts from the tap to the tailpipe.

Gold price rally boosts Philippine mineral wealth

A surge in gold valuations lifted the estimated worth of the Philippines’ mineral reserves in 2025, highlighting how global commodity prices increasingly shape the economic value of the country’s resource base even as reserve volumes and production trends remain mixed.

Corporate savings drive Philippines’ P8.4T surplus

The Philippine economy generated a record P8.40 trillion in gross savings in 2025, fueled largely by robust corporate earnings and rising national income, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Transport costs cool, but core inflation firms in May

Philippine headline inflation eased to 6.8 percent in May from 7.2 percent in April, coming in below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) projected range of 7.1 percent to 7.9 percent as transport costs and food price increases moderated, according to data released Friday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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Philippines flirts with stagflation as growth stalls, prices surge

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

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.

SMX Seaside Cebu opens with two major trade exhibitions

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) will inaugurate SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu on November 26–28, 2026, with two major trade exhibitions that will add 21,000 square meters of leasable event space to Cebu’s growing meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry.

First Holdings to sell Rockwell Land stake to Crème Investment

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) is selling its entire 90.74-percent stake in Rockwell Land Corp. to Crème Investment Corp., an investment vehicle of Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, for P15.92 billion, freeing up capital for the group's investments in energy, infrastructure, and other businesses.

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