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How much did each region contribute to the Philippine economy in 2025?

GROWTH in Metro Manila’s economic output slowed to a five-year low of 4.4% in 2025, dragged down by the flood control scandal and severe weather effects, the Philippine Statistics...

Philippine economic growth disappoints at 2.8% in Q1 2026

THE Philippine economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 2.8% in the first quarter, the slowest pace since the pandemic, as the fallout from a corruption scandal and soaring oil price...

Philippine GDP growth slows to 2.8% as Iran war batters economy

Philippine economy expected to rebound in second half

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could grow by around 5% in the second half of the year, driven by base effects and an expected acceleration in government infrastructure spending, according...

Philippine central bank shifts to rate hike stance as economy struggles

Digital economy powers nearly 10% of Philippine GDP in 2025

THE digital economy accounted for 9.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, unchanged from a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said, citing preliminary da...

How much did each region’s economy grow in 2025?

GROWTH in Metro Manila’s economic output slowed to a five-year low of 4.4% in 2025, dragged down by the flood control scandal and severe weather effects, the Philippine Statistics...

Oil shock drags Philippine GDP growth to 2.8%

THE Philippine economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 2.8% in the first quarter, the slowest pace since the pandemic, as the fallout from a corruption scandal and soaring oil price...

Pre-Middle East crisis: Philippine factory output rebounds

MANILA, Philippines — Factory output in the Philippines bounced back in February after a weak start to the year, on the back of front-loaded orders, although the recovery could fal...

Philippine factory output expands 7.8% in March

MANUFACTURING output growth accelerated to a more than two-year high in March, as manufacturers began bracing for the economic fallout of the Middle East crisis, the Philippine Sta...

Nearly 1 in 5 Filipino jobs now tied to digital economy

MANILA – The digital economy accounted for 9.8 percent of the Philippine economy in 2025, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The sector genera...

ESCAP sees GDP growth at 5.2% barring prolonged ME conflict

THE PHILIPPINES is still expected to be the second fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia this year, but the highly volatile situation in the Middle East (ME) and the possibilit...

Middle East war darkens outlook for Philippine economy — BMI

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is likely to expand by 4.7% this year, amid sluggish government spending and oil supply disruptions arising from the ongoing war in the Middle East, Fitch So...

How the Visayas regional economies fared in 2025

Central Visayas’ economy grew by only 3.7% in 2025 as it ‘took a beating’ from destructive earthquakes and typhoons, low tourist arrivals, and higher US tariffs on the region’s exp...

Middle East war threatens Philippine growth outlook

THE MIDDLE EAST conflict threatens the Philippines’ growth prospects but a rebound in private spending and robust exports could still position the country as the second fastest-gro...

Philippines now facing rising stagflation risks

STAGFLATION is now evident in the Philippines, an analyst said, as inflation accelerated to 7.2% in April while economic growth is expected to come in below 4% in the first quarter...

Philippine Q1 growth may slow amid Iran war

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY likely slowed in the first quarter as the prolonged Middle East war weighed on activity, with growth expected to fall below recent quarters and miss the gove...

WB slashes 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines to 3.7%

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine economic growth could slow to its weakest pace in nearly two decades this year, as a prolonged Middle East war threatens the economy on multiple fr...

Philippines Q1 GDP up 2.8% on year, lower than expected

Philippines’ March trade gap widest in 6 months

THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit in goods widened slightly in March as a record-high import bill driven by rising global energy prices offset the fastest export growth since late las...

Philippines to see faster inflation, slower GDP growth

MOODY’S RATINGS lowered its growth forecast for the Philippines and raised its inflation outlook, reflecting the impact of soaring global energy prices amid the Middle East conflic...

Philippine inequalities deepen as jeepneys languish and oil companies gain

Philippines’ labor productivity eases in Q1

Labor productivity in the Philippines picked up by 2.2% year on year to P115,281 in the п¬Ѓrst three months of 2026. This was slower than the 4.2% growth recorded a year ago, and t...

WB: Businesses key to PHL becoming ASEAN growth engine

THE PHILIPPINES’ ambition to become Southeast Asia’s next economic growth engine depends on the private sector’s ability to invest, expand and innovate with confidence, the World B...