Job gains by industry - BusinessWorld Online THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring
Jobless losses by industry - BusinessWorld Online THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring
Job seekers line up at a job fair in Manila. Photo by EDD GUMBAN, THE PHILIPPINE STARBy Erika Mae P. SinakingTHE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of the holiday hiring season, as bad weather and job
Philippine jobless rate at 4.4% in November - BusinessWorld Online THE Philippines’ unemployment rate unexpectedly rose year on year in November 2025 despite the start of
PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSBy Aaron Michael C. Sy, ReporterTHE PESO fell to a fresh record low against the dollar on Wednesday amid dovish signals from the Philippine central bank.The local unit closed at P59.355 versus the greenback, declining by 14.5 centavos from its P59.21 finish
REUTERS/THOMAS WHITE/ILLUSTRATIONTHE PHILIPPINES’ total outstanding debt inched up to a fresh high of P17.65 trillion as of end-November, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.Latest data from the Treasury showed that the National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt went up by 0.49% to P17.65 trillion in
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) on Wednesday said revenue collections rose to P934.4 billion in 2025 but missed its P958.7-billion full-year target, amid a rice import ban and weak import volumes.In a statement on Wednesday, the BoC said
ROCKWELL LAND CORP.ROCKWELL LAND CORP. has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a bond issuance of as much as 10 billion, marking its return to the domestic debt market after more than a decade.In a disclosure to the stock
GLENN CARSTENS PETERS-UNSPLASHBy Ashley Erika O. Jose, ReporterLISTED media companies in the Philippines are expected to face a more difficult operating environment this year as ad revenues ease after last year’s election-driven surge and as traditional platforms continue to lose ground to digital channels, analysts
ACLOGISTICS.COM.PHTHE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the proposed joint venture (JV) between Ayala Corp. and EMIF II Holding III B.V., saying the deal is unlikely to significantly reduce competition in the freight and logistics sector.In a statement on Wednesday, the PCC said both domestic
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued advisories against HFM-HF Markets and Exness Global Ltd., warning investors that both platforms operate without the required license in the Philippines.In separate notices, the corporate regulator noted that while the firms are registered as broker-dealers in other
ANGIE REYES-PEXELSYOUNG ADULTS in the Philippines prefer to get financial and insurance advice from humans over online resources, a study by Prudential plc showed.“Young adults in the Philippines actively seek guidance from human advisers and are less inclined to rely on digital tools for financial