Revisions to the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) kept economic growth steady at 5.4 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
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The Philippines’ unemployment rate in June rose to 3.7 percent, up from 3.1 percent a year earlier, according to the latest Labor Force Survey released Wednesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Inflation in the Philippines eased to its lowest level in six years in July, driven by falling prices of rice, other food items, and utilities. The headline inflation rate slowed to 0.9 percent, down from 1.4 percent in June, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Treasury bill yields moved mostly lower at Monday’s auction, as investors braced for a raft of key economic reports that could influence future monetary policy direction.
Philippine exports soared 26 percent year-on-year in June 2025 to USD7.02 billion, driven by a sharp rise in electronic product shipments, which helped narrow the country’s trade deficit to USD3.95 billion from USD 4.34 billion a year earlier, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
PHINMA Education is expanding its footprint in the Philippines with the addition of Southeastern College, a move aimed at widening access to affordable higher education for more Filipinos.
Cash remittances sent by Overseas Filipinos (OFs) rose to US$3.02 billion in January 2026, up 3.5 percent from US$2.92 billion in the same month last year.
The Philippine government is promoting agriculture as a profitable investment sector, urging global financiers to see it not just as a development issue but as a viable business opportunity.
Water bills in parts of Metro Manila are set for a small dip next month after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System approved a modest tariff adjustment for Maynilad Water Services Inc.