Allegations of corruption in flood control projects and global trade tensions weighed on Philippine economic growth in 2025, underscoring the need for stronger governance and transparency to restore ...
Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.
State-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging comprehensive reforms in the country’s water sector to ...
CLIMATE change could cut off up to 2 percent of the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) annually in the long term ...
ONE of the year’s biggest business stories was the United States imposing “reciprocal tariffs” on dozens of trading partners, including the Philippines.
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MSMEs at a critical juncture in 2026

THE Philippine economy is at a critical juncture in 2026, presenting opportunities and challenges for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
PHILIPPINE financial markets closed lower on the last trading day of 2025 — a year that saw new record lows for the Philippine peso and an over-five-year low for the stock market amid a corruption ...
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Why the Philippines needs its own unicorns

A country’s belief in itself is often reflected in what it chooses to build. For decades, the Philippines has been proud of exporting talent. Our nurses, engineers, seafarers and professionals have ...
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.It was also the ...
The U.S. economy wrapped up the third quarter of 2025 with a figure that surprised much of the consensus: an annualized ...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) said its biggest achievement in 2025 was the strengthened policy convergence that ...
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