Balancing immediate urban needs with long-term climate and social resilience is proving difficult for city leaders in the Philippines, new findings from an Expo City Dubai global survey reveal. The 2025 Urban Readiness Report, developed with YouGov and based on a survey of more than 1,000 city leaders worldwide, found that 81% of Filipino officials […]

The Philippine economy is expected to remain among Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing over the next two years, supported by resilient domestic demand, easing inflation, and sustained government investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its latest report. Gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to expand 5.6% in 2025 and 5.7% in 2026, broadly unchanged from […]