PH growth slows to 6.1% in Q3

The Philippine economy slowed down to 6.1% in the third quarter of 2018 due to weaker household consumption and exports, according to the Philippine…

Logistics part of NEDA’s PH national transport policy

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Philippine National Transport Policy (NTP), which…

PH exports dip 0.1% as imports balloon 24% in June

Philippine merchandise trade grew 13.5% in June 2018, reaching US$14.8 billion from $12.99 billion in the same month last year, backed by a double-digit…

PH production outlook bullish as April value, volume indices surge

The Philippines’ manufacturing output has continued its growth in April 2018, recording double-digit increases in both volume and value compared to the same period…

PH manufacturing output up 13.6% in March

The Philippines’ manufacturing output continues to post strong growth with double-digit expansion recorded for the first quarter of 2018. In the Monthly Integrated Survey…

BCDA invites bids to operate, maintain Clark airport

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) are inviting parties to bid for the operations and maintenance (O&M)…

Subic-Clark Railway, Bulacan airport projects get NEDA Board ok

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved eight new projects, including the Subic-Clark Railway and Bulacan International Airport (BIA). In its…

GOCCs’ regulatory, commercial functions may finally be split

The Philippine government will review functions of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), including the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Civil Aviation Authority of the…

DOF: Approval, implementation process for mega infra projects improves

The Philippine government is continuously upgrading its institutional processes for approving and executing big-ticket infrastructure projects to hasten the implementation of its ambitious “Build,…

Feb trade gets a 10% lift from imports growth even as exports decline

Philippine merchandise trade picked up by 10% to US$12.4 billion in February 2018 from $11.26 billion in the same month last year, backed by…

ICC-CabCom endorses P735B Bulacan aviation hub plan

The Philippines’ Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee (CabCom) has approved San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) unsolicited proposal to construct an airport complex in Bulacan, recommending…

PH books 25% growth in Feb manufacturing

Philippine manufacturing output continued its recovery in February 2018, recording double-digit increases in both volume and value, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

NEDA ICC-CabCom okays 10 bridge projects

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) has approved the construction of 10 priority bridges seen to improve…

PH manufacturing books double-digit growth in Jan

Philippine manufacturing output in the beginning of 2018 recovered from a series of declines in the last months of 2017. The Philippine Statistics Authority,…

Japan to help fund 6 infra projects costing P715B

The government of Japan will help fund through official development assistance (ODA) six of the 13 Philippine infrastructure projects newly approved by the National…

Non-MM areas to get bulk of infra projects over 5-year period

Regions outside Metro Manila will get a big share of the total number of infrastructure programs and projects of the Philippine government over the…

PH goods trade up 9.9% in 2017

Total merchandise trade for the Philippines for full-year 2017 increased by 9.9% as imports and exports both posted positive growth rates that are higher…

PH posts fourth month of manufacturing decline in Dec

Philippine manufacturing recorded a decrease in both volume and value in December 2017, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), adding that this…

Joint NEDA, Cabinet committees okay Subic-Clark railway project

The National Economic and Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (NEDA ICC-CabCom) has approved the Subic-Clark Railway Project, which will provide rail freight connection…

PH trade up 11.8% in Nov

The Philippines’ total trade grew 11.8% to US$13.71 billion in November 2017 from $12.26 billion in the same month in 2016, pushing year-to-date growth…