THE country’s creative economy expanded to P2.12 trillion in 2025 but growth further slowed to 6.9 percent from 8.7 percent in 2024 and 9.9 percent a year earlier, data from the Philippine Statistics ...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — Twenty-five towns and Tagbilaran City recorded a poverty incidence of 20% or below in 2023, nearly double the 13 municipalities that achieved this rate in 2021, ...

DATA from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that “the country’s jobless rate climbed to 5.8 percent in January 2026, from 4.4 percent in December last year. This means that 2.96 million ...

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By Karen Lema MANILA, March 5 (Reuters) - A spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC) of the Philippines on Thursday ...

The Philippine creative economy grew 6.9 percent to PHP2.12 trillion in 2025 from PHP1.98 trillion in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. The sector accounted for 7.6 ...

The Philippine unemployment rate rose to 5.8 percent in January 2026 from 4.3 percent in the same month last year, according ...

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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine inflation swelled to a 13-month high of 2.4 percent in February, as housing, utilities, and food costs continued to exert upward pressure, the Philippine Statistics ...