Economy
PBBM digital reforms fuel online purchasing power – lawmaker
By Filane Mikee Cervantes | Philippine News Agency A House leader on Sunday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's focus on digital reforms and infrastructure is driving growth in Filipinos’ online...
Economy
PH fastest-growing internet economy in Southeast Asia in 2024 — DTI
By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet According to a recent report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co., the Philippines showed a 20% growth of the overall digital economy based on Gross Merchandise Value,...
Economy
PBBM signs law to address jobs mismatch, boost career dev’t
By Brian Campued and Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Reaffirming the administration’s commitment to fostering a globally-competitive workforce, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed a new measure to address job-skill mismatch and...
Economy
Calabarzon, C. Visayas boards OK minimum wage hike
By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) of Region 4-A (Calabarzon) and Region 7 (Central Visayas) have issued wage orders granting increases in the...
Economy
Oil price rollback as much as P2/liter set May 14
By Kris Crismundo | Philippine News Agency Oil companies will slash petroleum prices as much as P2 per liter on May 14. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Seaoil, and Shell said they...
Economy
Unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2005 – NEDA
The unemployment rate in the country dropped to 3.6% in November 2023, the lowest recorded unemployment rate since the Philippine Statistics Authority introduced a new methodology for measuring the Labor Force Survey in 2005.
