Philippines
A fast-growing economy anchored by remittances and outsourcing, with a security relationship with Washington that keeps getting tested in new ways.
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Sep- 2026 -17 SeptemberCapital
Philippines tightens payment rules before GCash’s record IPO
The central bank discovered over 8,000 front merchants—online casinos disguised as bakeries—and warned payment platforms they could lose licenses if compliance fails.
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14 SeptemberCapital
Philippines demands local benefits from US-backed corridor before expansion
The inaugural Luzon Economic Corridor forum drew 600 investors and street protests, exposing a gap between promised jobs and unpublished compensation terms for communities facing displacement.
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10 SeptemberSociety
Eighty-seven missing after Philippine ferry fire kills five
The MV June Aster caught fire Wednesday evening off Coron, Palawan, with 42 rescued and five confirmed dead, leaving families searching through hospital hotlines and shifting casualty counts.
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8 SeptemberEarth
A new El Niño yardstick arrives just as food markets tighten
NOAA switched to a warming-adjusted index on February 1, 2026, redefining how governments trigger drought plans and export bans across Asia-Pacific at the moment a Super El Niño and Indian…
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6 SeptemberEarth
Manila’s drainage system is losing ground to a wetter monsoon
On 17 August, PAGASA recorded 201.7 mm of rain in five hours across Quezon City, overwhelming infrastructure built for gentler storms and forcing the capital to suspend work and school.
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Aug- 2026 -12 AugustPower
Philippines opens dual legal front against Vice President Duterte over assassination threat
Criminal charges filed 11 August 2026 under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code run parallel to an active Senate impeachment trial, creating an unprecedented institutional collision with no legal…
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10 AugustCapital
India’s $41 billion currency trick is reshaping how Asia defends reserves
The Reserve Bank of India pulled in $41 billion through a subsidised deposit window by July 31, setting a benchmark for incentive-based defense that other central banks are now copying—but…
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4 AugustSociety
Indian job seekers trafficked to Southeast Asia face systematic torture in scam compounds
A multi-nation investigation found that young men lured from nine Indian states are enslaved in Myanmar and Cambodia, forced to run fraud operations generating up to $114 billion in annual…
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Jul- 2026 -24 JulyTech & AI
AI is quietly dismantling Southeast Asia’s insurance safety net
With fewer than 5,000 credentialed actuaries across Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines combined, AI-driven pricing is fracturing risk pools while regulators remain asleep—a testbed for global reinsurance instability.
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18 JulyCapital
Philippines has the laws. It needs the ports and power plants.
With $170 billion in infrastructure spending and tax breaks stretching 40 years, Manila is racing Vietnam and Malaysia to convert legislative reform into functioning factories before boardrooms lock in capacity…
