PH economy grows 6.2% in Q2, buoyed by gov’t spending, strong investments

Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo 08/09/2024

The Philippine economy grew by 6.3 percent in the second quarter, thanks to increased government spending and strong investments, which helped counter the effects of high consumer prices on household spending. This growth is an improvement from…

GDP seen to grow below gov’t target in 2024 despite revenge spending boost

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 01/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Analysts from First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) predict that despite revenge spending boosting the economy, growth is unlikely to reach the lower end of the Marcos…

Danao City officials to meet investors to discuss areas of collaboration

Doris C. Bongcac 07/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The local government of Danao in northern Cebu will gather existing and potential business players in an investment forum today, June 8, to discuss programs that they can both work on to further…

Dismal science, dismal research?

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 04/01/2023

Most of the people in the world are poor, so if we knew the economics of being poor, we would know much of the economics that really matters. Most of the world’s poor people earn their living…

Waiting to see

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2022

A presidential State of the Nation Address (Sona) is a president’s version of the nation’s journey—where it is now, how it came this way, and where he plans to lead it. A Sona covers whatever a president…

Revisiting health, economy, and people

Ernesto M. Pernia - @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought health and economy to the fore, assuming paramount attention from the public. However, the concern seems less about the number of people and their social status. Yet, the Philippines has had the…

Cebu City: The destination for most millennials in the Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The continued economic growth experienced in Cebu City will likely last and benefit the members of the next generation. Lamudi, an international real estate portal, announced this in their 2020 Real Estate Sector…

Central Visayas’ economy grew by 8.8 percent in 2016

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/04/2017

Central Visayas registered a robust economic growth last year ending the year with P525 billion gross regional domestic product (GRDP), an 8.8 percent growth, sustaining its position as among the fastest growing region in the country. The…

Improve ease of doing business, gov’t urged

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/22/2017

Biz chiefs laud PH’s 12-notch jump in Index of Economic Freedom survey The Duterte administration is encouraged to improve policies to facilitate the ease of doing business and create efficiency in government bureaucracy. This is to sustain…

Cebu’s business heads laud PH’s economic performance

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/26/2017

Slow Q4 growth of 6.6% posted last year, but 2016’s 6.8% GDP growth fastest in 3 years Business leaders in Cebu welcome the country’s strong economic performance in the last quarter of the 2016, with economy growing…

Cebu business heads expect GDP growth in 4th quarter of 2016

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/24/2017

BUSINESS leaders in Cebu anticipated a good performance from the Philippine economy in the last quarter of 2016, ahead of the release of fourth-quarter domestic economic data this week. Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president…

Economic outlook

Editorial 01/05/2017

The three-part series on Cebu’s business outlook for this year, with a glimpse into the next few years, looks good at least on paper since, as everyone knows by now, anything can happen between what is set…

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