In a development that has captured global economic attention, **China posted its largest-ever trade surplus in 2025 โ around $1.19โ$1.2 trillion โ despite renewed U.S. tariffs aimed at curbing Chinese exports. What Is a Trade Surplus โ and Why Does It Matter? A trade surplus happens when a country exportsContinue Reading
After a turbulent 2025, the Philippine economy enters 2026 at a critical crossroadsโcaught between the hope of a rebound and the risk of another year of missed targets. With growth slowing, confidence shaken, and new faces leading economic policy, 2026 is shaping up to be a make-or-break year. Hereโs whatContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ Business leaders and regional officials are increasingly pointing to Tawi-Tawi as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanaoโs (BARMM) โnew investment frontier,โ citing sustained peace, political stability, and its strategic proximity to Malaysia and Indonesia. Tawi-Tawi, an island province composed of 11 municipalities, lies at the southernmostContinue Reading
The government billed PalengQR PH as a milestone in the countryโs digital transformation when it rolled out the program. This initiative, led by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), promotes QR-based cashless payments in public markets, tricycles, and small neighborhoodContinue Reading
The latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows a sharp rise in unemployment: 2.54 million Filipinos had no jobs or livelihoods in October 2025, pushing the unemployment rate to 5%. This is not only higher than Septemberโs 3.8% but also worse than the 1.97 millionContinue Reading
The countryโs manufacturing sector suffered its steepest decline in more than four years in November, signaling mounting pressure on an economy still struggling to regain momentum amid weakening domestic and global demand. Latest data from S&P Global show the Philippinesโ Purchasing Managersโ Index (PMI) dropped to 47.4 in November fromContinue Reading
The Philippines is losing its farmland at a pace and scale that now threatens the countryโs long-term food security. New figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show a steep decline in the land devoted to food production, underscoring a decades-old policy failure: the absence of a coherent national landContinue Reading
