Around 80,000 to 100,000 jobs for Oversea Filipino Workers, or OFWs, among them 30,000 household service workers, could be lost due to the precarious...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously had confessed his inadequacy on economic issues, is seeking help from people more fit in the subject. The...
Despite sticking to its investment grade and stable outlook on the Philippines, US-based rating agency Fitch said the country’s economy was in danger of...
The Philippines recorded another all-time high in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2017, although the growth was substantially lower than in 2016. The volume...
The Philippine central bank approved new rules and regulations governing the operation of virtual currency exchanges, including those for the most widely used cryptocurrency...
Philippine economic growth missed analysts’ estimates last quarter even as state spending increased, with a government official saying the expansion target for this year...
The Philippine central bank is firming up steps to avert a property bubble, including requiring banks to undergo a stress test, Deputy Governor Nestor...
Despite the continued positive outlook by international rating agencies on the Philippine economy in 2014, two important developments, if left unchecked, could change their...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in December 2013 will designate its first Shariah-compliant companies, in a bid to keep Muslim savers' money in the...
The Philippines eased foreign-exchange rules to allow overseas companies based in the country to convert earnings from local share offerings into dollars, a move...
Japanese and South Korean companies have been steadily escaping rising wages and nationalism in China and relocating to the Philippines, contributing to the $1...