Eli blamed loss of confidence across all sectors for our current problems, including the dismal economic growth in 2025. He suggested that other branches of our government, not the BSP, are responsible for the economy’s worrisome vital signs. Are we seeing early signs of structural shifts in labor intensity across sectors?”Joey’s insights: “Worth examining whether IT-BPM is experiencing revenue growth decoupling from headcount growth. “But durable equipment investment grew only 0.6 percent, suggesting private firms aren’t scaling up productive capacity. Our economic vital signs are telling us more than what the optimism of the economic managers would make us believe.

Source: Philippine Star January 09, 2026 07:00 UTC