Official sigh
The comparison to Vietnam stings but is a necessary slap in the face for a reason.
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The comparison to Vietnam stings but is a necessary slap in the face for a reason.
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Thousands of new jobs are expected for Filipinos after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the creation and expansion of special economic zones in Batangas…
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‘Last year’s worsening economic decline is the ground giving way beneath it.’
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Despite a 50 percent improvement from September, the $642-million foreign direct investment posted for October still reflects subdued foreign investor…
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The BSP said it projects inflation at 3.2 percent in 2026 and 3.0 percent in 2027, both comfortably within the government’s target range.
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BREST, France (AFP) — The world’s oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming…
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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) attributed the increase in the unemployment rate in November 2025 compared to the same month a year…
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The survey covered 799 executives across 81 economies 43 percent of whom said doing business had become more difficult compared with 2024. Nearly four in ten…
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Developing economies face uneven prospects, with many constrained by limited fiscal space, high debt burdens, and exposure to climate-related shocks. While…
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The Marcos Jr. administration must get to the bottom of the ongoing corruption scandal stemming from anomalous flood control projects to revive market…
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For decades, the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games has been a unifying force — a multi-sport tournament held every two years with the goal of fostering friendship,…
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The world must now prepare for an America that acts not as a leader of a system, but as a unilateral actor in a zero-sum game.
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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) projects the Philippines’ real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.7 percent in…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, next week for a working visit, Malacañang announced Thursday.
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The Philippines’ unemployment rate was recorded at 4.4 percent in November 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.
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Governance issues create drag, making it harder for the Philippines to hit high growth, attract investments and achieve its broader economic goals, despite its…
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Paris (AFP) — Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday,…
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The Philippines has officially missed its annual growth target of 5.5 to 6.5 percent — which had already been revised downward midway through the year — by a…
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