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Typhoons drag down Q1 rice, corn output

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Rice and corn production declined in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting lingering damage from late 2025 typhoons that disrupted planting schedules and destroyed standing crops across key farming regions.

Central Luzon anchors regional farm output in 2025

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The Philippine Statistics Authority said the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector produced goods worth P1.79 trillion in 2025 at constant 2018 prices, with Central Luzon emerging as the top contributor.

Palay prices climb in March as supply tightens

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Average farmgate prices of dry palay across the Philippines climbed to P23.91 per kilo, up 28 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, signaling firmer earnings for farmers amid shifting supply conditions.

Unemployment eases to 5.1%  in February

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The Philippines’ job market showed tentative improvement in February, with the unemployment rate easing to 5.1 percent from 5.8 percent in January, according to data released Wednesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Philippine inflation hits 4.1% on rising costs

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Headline inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 4.1 percent in March, the fastest pace since July 2024 when inflation hit 4.4 percent, driven by higher food prices and surging fuel costs, according to data released Tuesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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Philippines flirts with stagflation as growth stalls, prices surge

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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

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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

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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

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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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