Manufacturing makes up only 17 percent of the national economy, compared with 26 percent in South Korea, 27 percent in Thailand and 28 percent in China, according to World Bank data.

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Recent reports indicate good reasons to be optimistic about the future of the Philippine economy. The Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 assumes an annual growth rate of 6.5 to 8 percent for ...

MANILA, May 9 (Reuters) - The Philippine economy accelerated less than expected in the first quarter as weaker consumer spending restrained growth, reinforcing expectations that the central bank ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine annual inflation wasin May, just below the previous month's 1.4% rate and the lowest reading since November 2019, the statistics agency said on Thursday. Economists in ...

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine economy may be headed for one of its slowest growth years since the pandemic, as headwinds from the US tariff storm gather strength. In separate reports ...

MANILA, Philippines -- The domestic-driven Philippine economy could still grow by 6 percent this year despite the US tariff debacle, but largely due to base effects that may obscure a “steady ...