MANILA – UBS Philippines expects domestic growth to pick up in the first half of 2026, supporting a 5-percent gross domestic product (GDP) this year. In a statement Wednesday, the local office of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Frederick Go has maintained that the Philippines’ lackluster economic growth in the last quarter of 2025 is “not a disaster,” pointing to strong macroeconomic ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Middle East war, which has caused skyrocketing oil prices, may derail the Philippines’ economic growth target this year, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan warned.

The Philippines’ total debt grew by 3.6% to $490.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, latest figures from the Institute of International Finance’s Global Debt Monitor showed. During the period, the ...

STRONG EXPORTS growth and remittance inflows led the Philippines’ current account deficit to narrow at end-2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported. Central bank data showed that the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Escalating tensions in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran could cut the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) growth by up to 0.3 percentage points ...

A new study analyzes Philippine debt sustainability, finding that while the debt-to-GDP ratio remains above 60 percent, fiscal policy remains on a solvent path.

MANILA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The ‌Philippine economy will bounce ‌back this year with growth of at least 5%, supported by sound ‍fundamentals and a solid performance in its key revenue ⁠sectors, the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may see just a little improvement in economic output this year, with expected growth to fall short of government targets, as the Russia-Ukraine war heightens ...

MANILA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Philippine economic growth slumped ‌to its weakest in almost five ‌years in the final quarter of 2025, with the full-year pace coming in well behind the government's target ...

The Global Wellness Institute has released new research on the Philippines’ rapidly expanding wellness economy, now valued at US$47.3 billion—up 31% since 2019. Wellness now contributes more than 10% ...