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).
Palay production in the first half of 2025 is estimated to have reached 9.08 million metric tons, up 6.4 percent from 8.53 million tons in the same period last year.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has integrated its National ID authentication services with the Small Business Corporation’s (SBCorp) mobile application for loan applications of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
A rare alliance of government, church, business and local executives has formalized a transparency push aimed at tightening oversight of billions of pesos in public works.
Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is stepping harder on the gas of localization, lifting domestic sourcing to sharpen cost competitiveness while pressing policymakers to revisit tariff disparities under a key trade pact with Japan.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., the country’s sixth largest lender by assets and a flagship of the Yuchengco Group, grew full-year 2025 net income by 11 percent to P10.6 billion, riding a strong wave of consumer lending and fee expansion.
Cavendish bananas may be golden for the Philippine economy, but their sweet streak faces a bitter threat. Fusarium wilt, famously dubbed Panama disease, has been ravaging plantations and threatens the livelihoods of millions of farmers across Mindanao.