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Philippines Economic Update December 2025 Edition
PHILIPPINES ECONOMIC UPDATE
Growth Corridors: Pathways Out of Poverty
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/b71a42c1-14f9-4014-bd5f-d2b6fcd12c3d/content

In the Philippines, sustaining growth in the coming years will require stronger execution of public investments, credible fiscal consolidation, and structural reforms to enhance competitiveness in the tradables sector and to harness high-potential urban corridors.

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FEATURE STORY
Strengthening Land Tenure Security in the Philippines
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/12/23/strengthening-land-tenure-security-in-the-philippines
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FEATURE STORY
Reducing Poverty through Community Empowerment
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/12/18/reducing-poverty-through-community-empowerment
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PHL

BY THE NUMBERS: PHILIPPINES

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OVERVIEW:
PHILIPPINES
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THE LATEST FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Stories from the field

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Results

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PROJECTS & RESULTS

Learn more about our work in the Philippines.

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RESEARCH
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More Research & Publications
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/search?query=philippines
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PHILIPPINES GROWTH AND JOBS REPORT
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Philippines Growth and Jobs Report
Running Uphill: Growth, Jobs, and the Quest for Productivity
This World Bank report is the first in a series that highlights the importance of jobs in economic growth. It offers an evidence-based evaluation of growth patterns, identifies constraints, and suggests reforms needed for productivity-driven development to create opportunities in the private sector.
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/e85140d9-21cc-4d00-ab07-b38542f9237d
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Philippines Economic Update | Growth Corridors: Pathways Out of Poverty
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Philippines Economic Update | Growth Corridors: Pathways Out of Poverty
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No Data, No Story: Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/baa43cc91ec55266a538e9023c528bd7-0070062024/no-data-no-story-indigenous-peoples-in-the-philippines
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Better Internet for All Filipinos: Reforms Promoting Competition and Increasing Investment for Broadband Infrastructure
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/81fa48e6-866b-49bc-8f0d-27c86dee5f68
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CONNECT WITH US

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Country Leadership

Zafer Mustafaoğlu
https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/z/zafer-mustafaoglu
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Division Director for the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei
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Dandan Chen
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Operations Manager for the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei
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Country Office

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tel: +63 2 8465 2500

Email: philippines@worldbank.org

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Stories across world Bank Group

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Harvesting Opportunity: Creating Jobs and Resilient Rural Futures in East Asia and Pacific
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Why Digital Transformation Matters
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/podcast/2025/06/05/why-digital-transformation-matters-development-podcast
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Shifting Shores: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Relocations and Political Risk
https://youtu.be/VLSW9Ihs_ok?si=oTMzizRdg849oH4o
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OUR PARTNERS
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