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Philippine GDP growth 2026

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippine GDP growth 2026.

  1. THE Department of Energy has instructed oil companies to apply the reductions in fuel prices in full at pumps starting today, 10 November International oil prices have dropped following easing geopolitical concerns and expectations of potential de-escalation in the Middle East, alongside political shifts in the United States.

    DoE announces P16.80 fuel price rollback

    The P16.80 per liter drop in price of gasoline and P4.10 per liter drop in diesel price today, 10 November, is attributed by the DoE to expectations of a…

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  3. THE slump in PSEI performance as well as the depreciation of the peso against the US dollar today, 9 November 2026 was largely triggered by the lower-than-expected domestic economic growth of 2.1 percent in Q3 2026.

    Slower growth tanks stocks as peso weakens

    The Philippine Stock Exchange index fell 1.46 percent to 5,677.92 on Monday, while the peso weakened to P63.31 against the US dollar as disappointing…

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  7. A MAJOR reason for the drastic slowing down of Philippine economic growth is the disruption in shipping sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the war in the Middle East. Virtually all of the Philippines’ crude oil supply comes from the Middle East, transported by vessels sailing through the Strait now blockaded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

    AMRO hands Phl steepest growth downgrades

    AMRO has cut its Philippine GDP growth forecasts to 3.3 percent for 2026 and 4.6 percent for 2027, the steepest downward revisions among ASEAN+3 economies,…

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  8. DBCC to revise targets amid energy crisis

    DBCC to revise targets amid energy crisis

    The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) is set to reassess the Philippines’ economic targets amid the Middle East conflict, weaker-than-expected…

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  9. THE Philippine GDP slowed 2.8 percent in Q1 2026, the lowest since early 2021; the performance, down from 3 percent in Q4 2025 and significantly below previous years, missed government targets due to inflation (7.2 percent), crisis in the MidEast driving up fuel prices, graft scandal dampening sentiment and delayed public spending.

    Phl’s Q1 GDP growth weakest since pandemic

    Economists and industry groups pointed to slowing investments, softer household spending, and rising business uncertainty following the flood control…

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