Recent reports indicate good reasons to be optimistic about the future of the Philippine economy. The Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 assumes an annual growth rate of 6.5 to 8 percent for ...

THE Philippines’ attainment of upper-middle-income status is an important milestone in its economic development. This achievement has also opened up new possibilities for the country and its partners, ...

Until now, Sara Duterte has said little about her specific plans or vision for the country, as well as economic reforms and ...

The IMF cut its Philippine growth forecast to 3.4 percent for 2026, with a recovery to 5.1 percent in 2027 on rebounding ...

The Philippine economy grew by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025. While this marks an improvement over the previous quarter, it also points to concerning trends that require close examination.

Companies are conducting initial public offerings on expectations of economic growth and corporate profitability ... When a company announces a plan to go ...

A National Framework for Industrial Development, Productive Resilience, and the Transition from Fibre to Global Lifestyle MANILA, PHILIPPINES, June 24, 2026 ...

The plan to amend certain economic provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution is proceeding, with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announcing his preference to hold a plebiscite during ...

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released its 2025 Economic Impact Research (EIR) forecast, highlighting the anticipated growth of the Philippines' Travel & Tourism sector. The sector is ...

Since the early 2010s until before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippines enjoyed what can now be called a growth acceleration. From an average real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.81 percent ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine seafaring industry is proving itself to be an “economic powerhouse” that contributed as much as P1.06 trillion into the economy in 2024, with the potential to add ...

The Philippines doesn’t need to tighten monetary policy further, the nation’s economic planning chief said on Friday, pushing back against the central bank’s hawkish bias. “I look at our neighbors, ...