The picture is grim. Philippine GDP growth slowed sharply to 2.8% in the first quarter of 2026, far below the government’s 5–6% target and weaker than expected. The Philippine Statistics…
AT a time when the Philippines is confronting mounting energy insecurity, rising global oil prices and deepening geopolitical uncertainty, one would expect clarity, if not decisiveness, from its leadership. Instead,…
If Philippine politics is entering a season of intensified rivalry, the economy is entering a season of quiet but dangerous strain. The headline numbers do not yet tell a story…
THE latest Pulse Asia survey, released on March 16, 2026, is more than a periodic reading of public opinion. It is an early political weather bulletin. And the forecast it…
AMID the turbulence of a war in the Middle East, if anyone is still wondering whether the Philippine economy is entering a period of serious stress, the answer is now…
While the Philippines is being told to remain calm, the country's economic indicators paint a very different picture. One does not need a complex econometric model to understand what is…
The news flashing across global media should alarm policymakers in Manila. First, China has ordered its largest refiners to suspend diesel and gasoline exports amid disruptions in crude supply from…
One of the most imperative questions at the moment, insofar as the Philippines’ economy is concerned, is whether the country has collapsed into the “sick man of Asia” once again,…
If the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, the impact on the Philippines would be immediate, structural, and multi-layered, even though PH is geographically far from the Gulf. The strategic…
The Philippine debt-to-GDP ratio reached 63.2% in 2025, a 20-year high that exceeded the commonly cited 60% “manageable” threshold. The data was sourced from the Bureau of the Treasury. With…