The economic history of the Philippines

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Lake Lanao circumferential road gets additional P50 million
Philippines News Agency, 6 September 1996. The peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) paves way for economic development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Workers and the Poor Bear Brunt of Economic Competition
BAYAN, Main Events in the Philippines July—December 1998, [7 January 1999]. The Philippines now has one of the highest unemployment figures in Asia with 21% of total population out of work. Intensifying competition brought about by the deepening economic crisis is management's excuse to increase the exploitation of the workers.
Philippine Economy in Recession
BAYAN, Main Events in the Philippines July—December 1998, [7 January 1999]. Predictably, the Philippine economy remained in a sorry state throughout 1998 after the global crisis hit our country extraordinarily hard last year. The worsening crisis caused the economy to slip into recession during the second half of the year as it posted a shrinking Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Philippine economy taking off
By Arturo Bariuad, The Straits Times, Friday 2 Feburary 2001. Only last week there were threats of massive job cuts, but now the peso has stabilised and the business community feels far more confident.
Abu Sayyaf guerrillas take Philippines economy hostage
AFP, Wednesday 20 June 2001. Tourists are fleeing, investments are on hold and the peso is on the ropes as the Philippines reels from a Muslim guerrilla hostage crisis in the island of Basilan and other kidnappings.
Economy not better for most Filipinos
IBON media release, 4 September 2003. Majority of Filipinos believe that the Philippine economy did not improve since last year. This is according to the latest IBON Survey. Only 8.85% of the respondents said that the economy improved.