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gross domestic output (GDP)

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on gross domestic output (GDP).

  2. A NIGHTTIME view of Metro Manila’s skyline.

    Manila maintains trillion-peso economy status

    Manila secures its trillion-peso economy status in 2025, contributing 14.6% to Metro Manila's GDP. Services dominate at 77.4%, with transportation and…

    1 MIN READ

  4. BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. (left) and DEPDev Sec. Arsenio Balisacan (right)

    Remolona says Q2 growth may be higher

    The 2.3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth the country posted in the second quarter of 2026 may not be as low as initially reported, according to…

    2 MIN READ

  5. PHILIPPINE economic growth has substantially slowed since the corruption controversy involving massive flood control projects blew up last year. That, coupled with the adverse effects of the US-Iran war on the country’s dependence on expensive imported fuel has pulled down the economy to its lowest since 2009.

    PH economy slows to 2.3% in Q2

    The Philippine economy slowed to 2.3% growth in Q2 2026, its weakest pace since the pandemic, as industry contracted and investments fell. Government economic…

    2 MIN READ

  6. 2Q Philippine GDP growth may slow to 1.42%

    2Q Philippine GDP growth may slow to 1.42%

    Philippine economic growth could slow to as low as 1.4 percent in the second quarter as the Gulf conflict continues to weigh on the domestic economy, according…

    2 MIN READ

  7. WHILE many economies built their growth models on exports and industrial production, the Philippines relied on households. Income sources may vary — OFW remittances, BPO workers' salaries, domestic wages, but ultimate, they all go to the same destination —consumer spending, with Filipino housewives spending the largest portion of their household budgets on food and other grocery items.

    Buy, buy, buy: Why consumption remains king

    Consumption has long been the driver of Philippine economic growth, accounting for roughly three-fourths of gross domestic product for decades and ranking…

    5 MIN READ