Manila falls in smart centers list
Manila dropped by 11 spots to 75th out of 77 ranked centers in the eighth edition of the Smart Centers Index (SCI) by Long...
Philippines slips in government AI readiness
The Philippines fell 11 places to rank 65th out of 193 countries in the 2023 edition of the Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford...
Philippines falls in human freedom ranking
The Philippines slipped three places to rank 103rd out of 165 countries in the latest edition of the Human Freedom Index (HFI), which used...
Price increase of Noche Buena items flat in 2023
The general increase of the Noche Buena items, as measured by the basket’s price index, slipped by 0.1% annually this year, a reversal of...
PHL big banks’ asset growth rises, loan growth eases
THE COMBINED ASSETS of the Philippines’ biggest banks rose by 8.78% in the third quarter, while lending growth slowed amid high borrowing costs. Read...
Philippines faces high risk of ecological threats
The Philippines scored 4.5 (out of 5) in the 2023 edition of the Ecological Threat Report (ETR) by the Institute for Economics and Peace....
Philippines ranks near bottom of Corporate Governance Index
THE Philippines has kept the 11th spot but at a lower overall score in a ranking of 12 Asia-Pacific countries on their performance in...
Philippines still classified ‘high’ risk in humanitarian crises and disasters
The Philippines ranked 29th out of 191 countries, with a "high" risk score of 5.3 (out of 10) in the INFORM Risk Index 2024...
Philippine Merchandise Trade Performance (October 2023)
THE Philippines’ trade-in-goods deficit widened to a three-month high of $4.17 billion in October, as exports declined by double digits amid sluggish global demand....
How minimum wages compared across regions in November
In November, inflation-adjusted wages were 15.7% to 22.7% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country. Meanwhile, in peso terms, real wages were lower by around P65.78 to P108.76 from the current daily minimum wages set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.