Economy

PH economy resilient amid challenging conditions—ADB

By Anna Leah Gonzales | Philippine News Agency The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday the Philippine economy is expected to remain resilient despite global headwinds. In its Asian Development Outlook September 2025...

Palace bullish on achieving upper middle-income status by year-end

With the government’s relentless push towards improving the country’s economy starting to bear fruit, Malacañang announced that the Philippines is on the verge of becoming an upper middle-income country this year. At...

U.S., China extend tariff truce for 90 days

By Agence France-Presse China and the United States delayed higher tariffs on each other's imports for 90 days, hours before a trade truce between the world's two largest economies was due to...

EU still seeks Trump trade deal—but readies retaliation

By Agence France-Presse On Monday, July 14, the European Union (EU) moved to firm up possible retaliation if the U.S. President Donald Trump hits the bloc with 30%t tariffs, while insisting it...

EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat

By Agence France-Presse EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald...

DEPDev records highest labor force participation rate since 2005

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet The country’s labor force serves as the backbone of the country’s economic machinery, driving progress and creating opportunities for Filipino workers to partake in helping the nation to...

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