IntelCountry ProfilePhilippines

Philippines

Asia/ South-Eastern AsiaManila113.9M

Capital

Manila

GDP (USD)

N/A

Government

N/A

Head of State

N/A

Key Drivers

No key drivers identified.

Recent Intelligence

9

CRITICALSEV 88·economy

Middle East Oil Shock Triggers $50B Asian Equity Outflows and $1B Thai Bond Selloff

oil shockMiddle East tensionsforeign portfolio outflowsAsian equity selloff

CRITICALSEV 88·economy

Philippines fuel and food crisis deepens as Iran-war energy shock triggers transport strikes and price caps

Iran warOil crisisStrait of HormuzPhilippines energy emergency

HIGHSEV 78·security

South China Sea Tensions Rise as Vietnam Protests China’s Paracels Reclamation and the Philippines Uncovers Alleged Beijing Spy Network

South China SeaParacel IslandsAntelope Reefland reclamation

HIGHSEV 78·military_movement

China–Japan Tensions Rise as Chinese Navy Enters Sea of Japan Amid Tokyo’s Long-Range Missile Deployment

Sea of JapanType 25 missilesChinese navyJapan Ground Self-Defense Force

HIGHSEV 74·economy

Philippines declares national energy emergency as Middle East conflict threatens supply

Philippines energy emergencyMiddle East conflict riskenergy supplyMarcos Jr

HIGHSEV 68·disaster

Indonesia Molucca Sea Earthquake Triggers Temporary Tsunami Alert in Southeast Asia

Molucca Sea earthquakeMaluku Seatsunami warningUSGS

HIGHSEV 62·security

Argentina’s Dirty War Trial and Global Drug-War Accountability Failures Highlight Human-Rights and Security Risks

Dirty Wartransitional justiceforced disappearancesPhilippines drug war

ELEVATEDSEV 58·economy

Philippines’ Marcos Signals Limit to Peso Defense as USD Strength Persists

peso defenseUS dollar strengthFX interventionPhilippines inflation

ELEVATEDSEV 55·political

Russia pushes state-backed messenger MAX while Australia and others tighten social media rules for minors

Kremlin messaging app MAXstate-backed messengersocial media ban minorsAustralia December ban