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…

Infra spending hike to grow logistics sector by 300%

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/24/2016

Increased spending on infrastructure, which is the thrust of the Duterte administration especially on improved transport facilities, is expected to grow the Philippine logistics industry by at least 300 percent in the next four years. Jonathan Cabaltera,…

PH posts 7.1% GDP GROWTH: Duterte gov’t lauded; early economic momentum cited

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2016

Business leaders in Cebu lauded the present administration for the 7.1-percent growth of the Philippine economy during the first three months of President Rodrigo Duterte in office. However, some said this could also be owed to the…

The depreciation of the peso and impact on the economy

Fernando Fajardo 10/06/2016

The peso exchange rate is determined by the supply of and demand for dollars in peso terms or the supply of and demand for pesos in dollars terms in the foreign exchange market. The peso gets weaker…

Duterte admin eyes 24/7 work on infra projects

07/06/2016

President Rodrigo R. Duterte has given his go-ahead to implement economic managers’ plan to do 24/7 work on infrastructure projects, alongside a faster rollout of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno told reporters Tuesday…

PH economy will sustain growth under Duterte, says economist

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/02/2016

A change in administration will have little to no effect on the growth of the Philippine economy due to huge revenue contributions from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the information communications technology-business process management (ICT-BPM) sector, an…

Neda chief says 2016 growth projections still ‘respectable’

Marites Villamor Ilano, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2016

The International Monetary Fund’s growth projections for the Philippines this year, although lower than the original targets and the government’s own projections, remain at a respectable level amid the global headwinds, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Emmanuel F. Esguerra…

The 2015 Philippine economic performance

Fernando Fajardo 02/06/2016

Last year’s economic growth was slower at 5.8 percent, compared to the 6.1 percent growth we achieved in 2014. Indeed, the 2015 performance was quite a disappointment because in the five years beginning 2010, whence the present…

‘Respectable’ growth puts PH among fastest in Asia

Marites Villamor Ilano 01/28/2016

Gross domestic product expands by 5.8 percent in 2015 The economy expanded in the last quarter of last year by 6.3 percent, the highest quarterly growth for 2015. This brought the average full-year gross domestic product (GDP)…

The P-Noy Economy in the last five years

Fernando Fajardo 01/23/2016

Failure of policy to shift from early success in import substitution into export industrialization and poor governance in general, characterized by high level of corruption from the top down to the local level, constrained the country from…

High mid-income status seen for PH in 6 years

Marites Villamor Ilano 12/18/2015

Economy projected to grow 6% in 2015; high growth trajectory to continue Socio-economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan yesterday projected that the Philippines will continue to experience rapid economic growth during the next administration, “given the reforms…

Growth forecast cut on export slowdown

Marites Villamor Ilano 12/06/2015

ADB revises forecast for Philippines to 5.9% this year The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised downward its growth forecast for the Philippines this year because of a slowdown in exports, but maintained its projection for 2016.…

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