Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November, its slowest pace in three months, as rice and corn prices stayed down and cost pressures across several key consumer items eased, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday.
Rice stocks in the country rose 3.8 percent year-on-year to 2.55 million metric tons as of November 1, driven largely by the National Food Authority’s aggressive inventory buildup, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.
The Philippine economy expanded 4.0 percent in the third quarter, its slowest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic, as household and government spending were weighed down by bad weather and a high-profile corruption probe into public works projects, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday.
The country’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8 percent in September 2025 from 3.7 percent a year earlier, equivalent to 1.96 million Filipinos without work, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday. Despite the slight uptick, the number of jobless declined from 2.03 million in August, suggesting some improvement in hiring momentum.
The Philippines’ agriculture and fisheries sector posted moderate growth in the third quarter, buoyed by stronger rice and poultry production that offset declines in...
Philippine inflation slowed for a second straight month in July, reinforcing expectations that price pressures are gradually easing even as households continue to grapple with elevated costs for food, electricity and transport.
VinFast Philippines and Green GSM Philippines are positioning their Rentapasada program as a lower-cost path into the ride-hailing business, using electric vehicles to reduce both the upfront investment and day-to-day operating expenses that often discourage aspiring TNVS drivers.
Globe Telecom shrugged off a tougher economic backdrop to post record second-quarter revenues, with surging demand for mobile data, fiber broadband and enterprise digital services cushioning an earnings decline due largely to one-off items.
Bribery has emerged as the impeachment allegation against Vice President Sara Duterte that Filipinos consider the most serious, according to the latest nationwide survey by OCTA Research. The findings suggest the public distinguishes among the allegations rather than viewing the impeachment case as a single political issue.