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PSA expects corruption to continue as a major theme of political debates and government initiatives for the first half of 2026. Since July 2025, the current administration has been focused on the anti-corruption investigation on unfinished and non-existing flood control projects ...

Subdued economic momentum driven by weak investor and business confidence in 2025 is highly likely to persist through 2026, and potentially until the 2028 presidential elections. Philippine economic growth is at 5 percent for the first three quarters of 2025, making ...

China and Taiwan Tensions The foreign conflict scenario that holds the greatest risk for the Philippines continues to be a potential China-Taiwan conflict. In a potential conflict between China on one side and Taiwan and the United States (US) on the ...

In a surprise announcement on December 9, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed Congress to prioritize passing four bills: the contentious Anti-Dynasty bill, Independent People’s Commission bill, Party-list System Reform bill, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) ...

The number of unemployed Filipinos increased to a three-month high in October 2025, due in part to severe weather events and the base effects of an expanding labor force. Read the full assessment here.

On December 12, Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels watercannoned and cut the anchors of 20 fishing vessels around Escoda Shoal (also known as Sabina Shoal), injuring three Filipino fishermen and damaging two vessels. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels responding to the ...

The Philippines’ trade deficit narrowed to USD 3.83 billion (PHP 225.84 billion) in October 2025, down by 34.2 percent from the USD 5.81 billion (PHP 342.57 billion) deficit in October 2024. The lower deficit was in part due to a strong ...

The Philippines’ November 2025 inflation rate stood at 1.5 percent, further sliding down from 1.7 percent in October 2025 and 2.5 percent in November 2024. Year-to-date, the average inflation rate is at 1.6 percent, well below the government target range of ...

Increased traffic congestion, public activity and mobility, and crimes of opportunity are anticipated in the coming weeks as the Christmas and end-year festivities draw near. PSA notes that the Christmas holiday period usually begins around the first week of December, peaking ...

The Philippines’ biggest business and labor groups recently expressed growing discontent over the Marcos administration’s infrastructure corruption probe, citing slow proceedings and the perceived lack of genuine reforms since President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. first brought the issue to light last ...

The Philippines’ balance of trade in goods fell to a deficit of USD 3.54 billion (PHP 208.05 billion) in August 2025, the smallest in six months. Year-on-year, this translates to a 19 percent decline from the USD 4.4 billion (USD 258.60 ...

PSA recently published its Special Advisory on the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day commemoration in the Philippines, collectively known as “Undas.” These dates are special non-working holidays in the Philippines, while Friday, October 31 was declared an additional ...

An encounter transpired between government forces, members of an armed group, and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front this morning, October 28, in barangay Tipo-Tipo Proper, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.  The firefight began at around 7:00 AM today, involving the relatives ...

Trust and approval ratings for President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte both declined in the third quarter, according to top survey firms Social Weather Stations and Pulse (SWS) Asia. Vice President Duterte still enjoys higher trust and ...

A bomb threat, which was later confirmed to be a hoax, led to the suspension of classes in all public and private schools and work in government offices in Caloocan City last week. While the prompt response of authorities was widely ...

A bomb threat, which was later confirmed to be a hoax, led to the suspension of classes in all public and private schools and work in government offices in Caloocan City last week. While the prompt response of authorities was widely ...

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recently confirmed on October 10 the presence of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean since September. PAGASA previously raised their warning system from La Niña watch to La Niña alert on ...

The Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) entered into force last September 11 and its inaugural activity was held in Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu from October 7 to 11. Given the timing of the exercise, which focused on combined training exercises ...