Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Philippines
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Instants, an Instagram app · Money Manager (Remove Ads) · Shopee PH: 11.11 Sale · Rarevision VHS: Retro Cam · Pocket Mac Lab. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,364 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Health More than usual
- Cost of living More than usual
- Central Visayas inflation climbs to 9.5% (sunstar.com.ph)
- Philippine inflation hits fresh peak of 7.8% in October (bworldonline.com)
- Scripps reports Q3 2026 financial results (manilatimes.net)
- Comelec sees 3M new voters | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- GLOBAL MOBILITY STARTUP MULTIPOLITAN EYES MANILA TECH EXPANSION (gadgetsmagazine.com.ph)
- Cyclical Tailwinds Meet GNMI Integration Expectations: Jihua Group's Q3 Report Delivers Accelerated Growth (manilatimes.net)
- Parti prematuri per il caldo (internazionale.it)
- NorthPort adds four hybrid cranes (portstrategy.com)
Survey · 2023 87% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.6× usual0.2 words per 1,000usually 0.3The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual1.8 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.2× usual9.8 words per 1,000usually 8.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Senate of the Philippines - Social Media Unit, Public domain Rising
Het Algemeen Nieuws, Public domain 3News
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
NASA, LAADS Web, HDF File processed by Supportstorm, Public domain Ziko van Dijk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
Pulso Cristiano, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
@joefoodie from USA, CC BY 2.0 Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 2XXXX
Everyday app
Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
Everyday app
3Halo - Budget & Bills Tracker
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
Matúš Motlo, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Sun
Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Patrick Roque, CC BY-SA 4.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Government & public sector 19Music 9Sports & fitness 6Tech & software 3Health & pharma 3Advertising & marketing 1Education 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news0reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 1 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news19reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 12 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation6.3%Jul 2026 · −0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.7%Jun 2026 · ±0.0 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate5.50%Oct 2026 · +0.50 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-6.0%Q2 2026 · −7.6 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth4.4%2025 · −1.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment7.0%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro70.706PHP per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro −0.5% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Clinical Psychology
Society
- People online67.3%2024 · −10.6 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change33.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority76.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Doctor X: Mafia in White
2Balaraw: Blood Island
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3Dead-End Job
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4Lupin
5Take Charge of My Heart
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7The Master Cutter
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8100 Days of Deception
9Shadows of the Ten Ninja
10Mommy Guard
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2The Addams Family
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3Evil Dead Burn
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4Final Destination Bloodlines
5Black Adam
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6The Addams Family 2
7Annabelle: Creation
8Nowhere to Run
9The Conjuring
10Collision Course
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Mariah Deborah
2SHEAN
3Adéla
5RAPROJECT SIX
6Olivia Rodrigo
7Ashe
8Esremborak
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Barangay Love Stories
2Papa Dudut Stories
3Kwentong Takipsilim Pinoy Tagalog Horror Stories Podcast
4Sitio Bangungot - Pinoy Horror Stories for Sleep Podcast
5Rotten Mango
6Dear MOR
7The Morning Rush
8Ka Istorya Horror
9The Mel Robbins Podcast
10Pinoy Creepypasta
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2Starbucks Philippines
3MariBank PH (SeaBank)
4Disney+
5eGovPH
6Shopee PH: 11.11 Sale
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7WhatsApp
8ChatGPT
9GoTyme Bank | Philippines
10FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Falling
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Cashtra - Budget Tracker
2Chromagraph Camera
3Silo - Budget & Bills Tracker
4Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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5Shadowrocket
6Cart AI: Track Grocery Budget
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7iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
8PhotoUnlocked
9PadLab - Live Pads
10Conquer The Board Exam
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.