Recto: PH economy grows 5.5% in Q2 2025—among Asia’s fastest; strong domestic demand shields country from global shocks

Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has welcomed the Philippines’ 5.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of 2025—among Asia’s fastest—fueled by strong domestic demand that cushioned the…

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Recto: PBBM’s Zero Balance Billing policy and PhilHealth’s nationwide benefit expansion, a testament of govt’s commitment to universal healthcare

Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto underscored that President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s Zero Balance Billing policy in Department of Health (DOH) hospitals, along with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth)…

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