The Philippine creative economy is no longer a peripheral sector, it is a national growth priority. Valued at an estimated P1 ...

The Philippines identifies 2026 as a pivotal year for innovation-driven economic growth, targeting R&D investments and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Corruption has dragged down the country’s economic growth to its slowest pace since the pandemic, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of ...

Philippine aspirations to hit upper-middle-income country status were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but economic planners remain optimistic that this target can be achieved by 2025. If a new era ...

The recent pronouncements by Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan signal ...

Despite facing economic challenges in 2023, largely due to geopolitical tensions and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines demonstrated resilience, with notable recovery in ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. touted economic gains under his government as he made a final pitch for his Senate candidates before the May 12 midterm vote. Marcos underscored how the ...

THE PHILIPPINES improved five spots to 77th out of 176 countries as its economy remains “moderately free,” according to a global index on economic freedom by The Heritage Foundation.

The Philippines' economic growth slowed to a more than four-year-low in the third quarter, weighed by headwinds from a domestic corruption scandal and U.S. tariffs. Gross domestic product rose 4.0% ...

MANILA -- The Philippine economy grew by 3 percent in the last quarter of 2025, bringing full-year growth to 4.4 percent. This is lower than the government's already revised 5.5 to 6.5 percent growth ...

On January 20, the United States leaped into a new chapter of its international economic strategy. In assessing how to best engage Southeast Asia economically, the Trump administration will need to ...

The Philippines’ fragile energy outlook threatens to undermine efforts to secure its strategic autonomy vis-à-vis an assertive China. A tabletop exercise held at CSIS this spring with U.S. and ...