PHILIPPINE economic growth may have picked up in the second quarter, but full-year expansion is likely to be below 6% amid uncertainty over US tariffs, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said.

THE PHILIPPINES joins a select group of growing economies that will drive expanding meat consumption over the next decade or ...

Trump and his team appear to pay little attention to the region, but whether by accident or design his policies are ...

EASING inflation and supportive monetary policy can cushion the impact of a 20-percent US tariff on Philippine exports, Maybank Research said, allowing the country’s economy to remain on track to meet ...

The latest round of tariffs announced by the United States has again cast a shadow over the Asia-Pacific's economic outlook as the trade-reliant region has had to grapple with export duties of as much ...

Philippine annual inflation edged up to 1.4% in June from 1.3% in May, driven by higher utility costs, yet remained below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) target range of 2% to 4% for 2025. The ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revised its current account deficit forecast for 2025 to 3.3% of GDP, down from its earlier estimate of 3.9%, and expects it to narrow further to 2.5% in 2026 ...

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has downgraded its 2025 economic growth forecast for the Philippines amid global trade uncertainties, which, in turn, bolstered its expectations of further ...

“The forecast is supported by the IMF World Economic Outlook in April 2025, which similarly painted a rosy projection for the Philippines to be the fastest-growing economy among ASEAN-5 countries in ...

The WTTC forecast that the Philippine tourism sector’s contribution to the national economy will rise by 13,5 percent this year.

The World Bank expects the Philippines’ economy to grow 5.3 percent in 2025, a slowdown from its January forecast of 6.1 percent and the actual 5.7 percent expansion in 2024 amid heightened trade ...