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How Philippines scores on the six Execution Economics pillars: institutions, capital, infrastructure, talent, technology and trust. Country scorecards are published progressively as research is completed.
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PhilippinesThe Signal Value of Infrastructure That Arrives On Time
In the Philippines, the rapid progress of a public-private housing project in Cavite demonstrates the growing importance of institutional reliability and execution in driving ASEAN's competitive advantage.
PhilippinesThe Philippines: Capital for Water Infrastructure
A follow-on share offer by a listed Philippine water company highlights the nation's challenge in delivering reliable infrastructure.
PhilippinesRCEP, China, and the Philippines: Navigating Trade Dependency
The Philippines is betting on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to expand its market access across Asia. But this path also deepens its trade relationship with China, requiring a strategic approach to managing economic dependency.
PhilippinesPhilippine Real Estate and the Value of a Usable State
The expansion of Arthaland's sustainable project portfolio is a small-scale test of whether the Philippines has the institutional capacity to deliver infrastructure on schedule.
PhilippinesThe Philippines' Data Industrial Complex
Toshiba's expansion of its hard disk drive manufacturing in the Philippines is a positive indicator, but the long-term success of the country's industrial ambitions depends on a deeper integration of infrastructure, talent, and institutional execution.
PhilippinesThe RCEP Question for the Philippines: Export Engine or Import Gateway?
For the Philippines, the RCEP trade pact presents a clear choice: will it be a channel for boosting exports or a floodgate for imports? The answer will depend on institutional execution and the ability to attract long-term capital.
PhilippinesRobinsons Hotels and Resorts Award Signals Deeper Trends in Philippine Hospitality
An award for Robinsons Hotels and Resorts points to a deeper story about institutional capacity and its role in translating tourism growth into durable economic gains.
PhilippinesThe Philippines Confronts Digital Scams
Caller ID apps are a private sector solution to a public sector problem, but a sustainable solution requires institutional heft.
PhilippinesPhilippines Tourism: Hotels Are Ready, But Is the Infrastructure?
The Philippines hospitality sector is winning awards, but the country needs more than just great hotels to attract and retain tourists.
PhilippinesDigital Trust in the Philippines: A Matter of Institutions
The "Di Lahat Dinededma" campaign by Whoscall, a caller ID service, is a private-sector response to a public-sector problem: the erosion of trust in digital communication. This is not just about blocking nuisance calls; it is about rebuilding the reliability of basic services.
PhilippinesTourist Arrivals and Investable Depth in the Philippines
The Philippine hospitality sector is expanding, but turning tourist arrivals into durable, long-term investment requires more than new hotels. It requires a focus on the institutional capacity to deliver infrastructure, power, and talent.
PhilippinesDigital Trust in the Philippines: More Than Just an App
A campaign by a caller ID app in the Philippines puts a spotlight on the deeper issue of digital trust and institutional reliability in a rapidly growing economy.
PhilippinesPhilippine Tourism: From Accolades to Assets
An award for a major hotel group is a positive signal. But converting tourism acclaim into durable economic growth requires a focus on institutions, infrastructure, and execution.
PhilippinesPhilippines: Hospitality Accolades Meet Investment Realities
The Philippine hospitality sector is winning awards, but the larger test is turning this into sustained, deep investment flows.
PhilippinesDigital Trust in the Philippines: A Matter of Institutional Capacity
The proliferation of scam calls in the Philippines and the private sector response highlight a growing challenge for state capacity: how to build and maintain digital trust.
PhilippinesThe Philippines' Hospitality Win and the FDI Test
The Philippines' Robinsons Hotels and Resorts was named the country's Leading Hotel Group, a welcome sign for its tourism sector. But turning awards into durable foreign investment requires strengthening the institutional capacity to deliver.
PhilippinesThe Philippines Confronts Digital Scams
A popular app in the Philippines for identifying unknown callers highlights a growing challenge across ASEAN: building institutional trust in the digital economy.
PhilippinesTourist Arrivals and Philippine Hotel Investment
Tourist arrivals are up, but hotel investment faces familiar headwinds. Turning tourist numbers into investable hotel properties requires land, permits, power, and talent.
PhilippinesThe Philippines Confronts Digital Scams
The launch of a new anti-scam campaign by a caller ID application in the Philippines highlights the growing need for digital safety and robust institutions to combat online fraud.
PhilippinesThe High Cost of Digital Friction
A new campaign against phone scams in the Philippines highlights the economic cost of low-trust digital environments and the need for more reliable institutions.
PhilippinesThe Unseen Infrastructure of Trust in the Philippines
Digital trust is a form of infrastructure. For the Philippines, rebuilding it is as important as any physical project.
PhilippinesThe Infrastructure of Trust
A caller ID app in the Philippines illustrates the value of institutional reliability in the digital economy. The fight against scams is not only about consumer protection but also about building a usable state that can underpin commerce and deliver services efficiently.
PhilippinesWhoscall and the Price of Digital Mistrust in the Philippines
A popular caller ID app in the Philippines shows how private firms are filling the institutional gaps left by the state, creating commercial solutions to the high cost of digital friction.
PhilippinesDigital Trust as National Infrastructure
The Philippines is trying to fight a rising tide of digital scams. But individual solutions can only go so far without institutional support. What happens when trust in communications breaks down?
PhilippinesThe Infrastructure of Trust: Lessons From a Caller ID App in the Philippines
A popular caller ID app in the Philippines shows how institutions, both public and private, can build the trust that underpins a modern digital economy.
PhilippinesPhilippines Water Infrastructure and the Value of a Usable State
A planned P1.8 billion share offer by a Philippine water utility highlights the importance of reliable project execution over mere announcements.
PhilippinesPhilippine Water Projects Highlight the Value of Execution
A planned P1.8 billion share offer for water infrastructure in the Philippines shows how reliable state capacity and timely execution are becoming a key part of regional comparative advantage.
PhilippinesThe Price of Water in the Philippines
A planned P1.8 billion share offer by Tubig Pilipinas highlights the slow, capital-intensive work of building basic infrastructure. For the Philippines, the capacity to execute matters more than ambitious announcements.
PhilippinesThe Price of Water in the Philippines
A planned P1.8 billion share offer by a Philippine water company shows how private capital is filling the country's infrastructure gap, and the risks that come with it.
PhilippinesThe Philippines Confronts its Water Infrastructure Deficit
A planned P1.8 billion share offer by a Philippine water utility highlights the nation's urgent need to match infrastructure announcements with execution. The gap between stated goals and on-the-ground reality tests state capacity and investor confidence.
Philippines intelligence
All trackers →Investment & FDI signals
Full fdi tracker →- fdi· Philippines· 14 November 2026Panga bows out of PEZA after record P315 billion investment haul
Outgoing PEZA director general Tereso Panga leaves the agency after achieving record-high investment approvals of P315.5 billion.
315.5 billion PHPSource: philstar.com ↗ - fdi· Philippines· 1 December 2026Her first teachers were drivers. Now she's taking the wheel at Grab Philippines.
Lacsican has been appointed as the new Country Managing Director of Grab Philippines, effective December 1.
- fdi· Philippines· 1 August 2026Foreign investments rebound 25% in August
FDI net inflows into the Philippines rose 24.9 percent to $690 million in August compared to $552 million in the same month last year, driven by increased equity investments and reinvested earnings.
690 million USDSource: philstar.com ↗ - fdi· Philippines· 10 November 2026Ayala vows sustained investments in Philippines
Ayala Corp. has reaffirmed its commitment to continue investing in the Philippines as the conglomerate marks 50 years of being publicly listed.
Trade & supply chain signals
Full trade tracker →- trade· Philippines· 12 November 2026Philippine durian exporters secure $27M deals with Chinese buyer
Two Philippine durian exporters have signed agreements worth US$27 million with a Chinese firm for frozen durian procurement and strategic cooperation.
27000000 USDSource: e.vnexpress.net ↗ - trade· Philippines· 10 November 2026China’s trade surplus soars past US$1 trillion as AI boom powers exports
China's trade surplus has surpassed US$1 trillion for the second consecutive year, driven by an AI-led export boom, reflecting broader shifts in regional trade dynamics.
Infrastructure signals
Full infrastructure tracker →- infrastructure· Philippines· 11 November 2026Indonesia sovereign fund invests in Philippines RE market
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund is investing in a portfolio of solar and wind energy projects in the Philippines.
- infrastructure· Philippines· 10 November 2026Yuchengcos, Chinese firm forge offshore wind tie-up
The Yuchengco Group partnered with Ming Yang Smart Energy Group to develop offshore wind projects in the Philippines, including a major site in Luzon.
- infrastructure· Philippines· 7 November 2026AyalaLand Logistics Q3 gains support recovery
AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. reports Q3 2026 growth driven by industrial lot sales and leasing performance in the logistics sector.
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- Technology. Startups, fintech, AI deployment and platform regulation.
- Binding constraints. Fiscal, structural, institutional and geopolitical limits.
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