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What travelers want now, and how destinations are adapting

The urge to travel has not slowed down, but the way Filipinos approach it has changed. What used to be quick decisions are now...

Disruption in public works is weakening the GDP

Prolonged project delays could weaken supply chains (and) disrupt economic recovery … Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon is signaling a...

Flood control scandal oversight an overkill

Infrastructure spending toward the end of the year was lackluster, resulting … in disappointing GDP figures. Bringing the guilty parties in the flood control corruption...

IMF warns climate change poses macro-critical risks to Philippines

Climate change poses macro-critical risks to the Philippines as consecutive intense typhoons and rising temperatures threaten to disrupt supply chains and trigger persistent inflation,...

‘PH among top ASEAN economies in GDP contribution’

CEBU CITY—The Philippines has emerged as one of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ strongest tourism economies, according to the 2025 World Travel and...

BSP rate cut more likely after growth eased in 2025

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is now more likely to cut interest rate by another 25 basis points on Feb. 19, 2026 after the...

Group pushes reforms as growth eases to 4.4%

A major business group is pushing for more reforms to lift economic growth after the gross domestic product missed the government’s target and grew...

Corruption scandal takes economic toll

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines economy grew at its slowest non-pandemic pace in 14 years in 2025, data showed Thursday, as it was swiped by a corruption...

PSEi falls 1% as investors eye GDP report; peso strengthens

Philippine stocks declined Friday as investors took profits ahead of the release of full-year gross domestic product data. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index dropped...

IMF cuts PH growth forecasts until 2027 on corruption shocks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) trimmed its growth forecast for the Philippines to 5.8 percent in 2027 following a downgrade in its 2025 and...

DPWH to ramp up infra spending in Q1 to boost growth

The Department of Public Works and Highways will increase infrastructure spending early this year to help support economic growth, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon...

Is the proposed 2026 national budget acceptable?

“The 2026 national budget has unique features compared to previous years” What we know about the proposed 2026 Philippine national budget is limited pending its...

India outpaces Japan as 4th largest economy

NEW DELHI—India has overtaken Japan as the world’s fourth-biggest economy—and officials hope to pass Germany within three years, the government’s end-of-year economic review calculates. Official...

DEPDEV head must be chief economic manager

This country needs an empowered Department of Economy, Planning and Development headed by a secretary who is accepted and functions as the nation’s chief...
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