Latest in foreign direct investmentRepublic Act No. 12066, or the “CREATE MORE” law, has expanded investment incentives to make the Philippines more competitive against regional peers including Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia in attracting foreign direct investment, with the resulting job creation keeping unemployment relatively…
Vietnam is in the grip of a construction frenzy unlike anything Southeast Asia has seen in a generation—and while Hanoi breaks ground on bullet trains, nuclear plants, and the world’s largest stadium, the Philippines is fighting a different kind of battle: keeping fuel affordable for ordinary…
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and left-leaning think tank IBON Foundation—often at opposite ends of the policy debate—arrived at the same conclusion that the Philippine economy underperformed in 2025 and faces serious structural weaknesses heading into 2026, based on…
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