Asia · Friday, 6 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: Chromagraph Camera · Disney+ · BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam · NetShort · Google Maps. 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 975 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- '2026 on track to be second-hottest year ever' (manilatimes.net)
- More hopes than expectations for upcoming COP31 (manilatimes.net)
Survey · 2023 87% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Unemployment edges up to 5.4% in September 2026 (rappler.com)
- Unemployment rate rises to 5.4% in September (manilatimes.net)
- Heiress of Eastern European fiction | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- Air Force retires Huey helicopters | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- 有人促麗妮1月份 決定是否參選總統 (shangbao.com.ph)
- Karen Davila hopes Pinoys take inspiration from US midterm polls (philstar.com)
- BSP's jumbo rate cut enough for now, says Deutsche Bank (manilatimes.net)
- Inflation seen staying below 8 percent (philstar.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.2 words per 1,000usually 0.3The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual2.5 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 uncertainty1.0× usual8.2 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.
Weekly
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Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain Rising
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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
Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0 U.S. Embassy in the Philippines from Manila, Philippines, Public domain Rising
Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
Ziko van Dijk, CC BY-SA 4.0 NASA, LAADS Web, HDF File processed by Supportstorm, Public domain
Crime & justice
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Supreme Court of the Philippines, Public domain Rising
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Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Fashion & beauty
Public domain Public domain false false This work is in the public domain in th…, Public domain Rated Korina, CC BY 3.0
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 1LANY
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Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Politics & world affairs
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Daniel Torok, Public domain Rising
Science & space
Matúš Motlo, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Sun
Sports
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Patrick Roque, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 36Sports & fitness 16Music 14Government & public sector 13Tech & software 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 news4reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 1 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news15reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 13 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 euro70.358PHP per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −1.1% since 30 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
6Ashe
7Olivia Rodrigo
9Esremborak
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Barangay Love Stories
2Papa Dudut Stories
3Kwentong Takipsilim Pinoy Tagalog Horror Stories Podcast
4Sitio Bangungot - Pinoy Horror Stories for Sleep Podcast
5Dear MOR
6Rotten Mango
7The Morning Rush
8Ka Istorya Horror
9Pinoy Creepypasta
10The Mel Robbins Podcast
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2Disney+
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3MariBank PH (SeaBank)
4Starbucks Philippines
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5eGovPH
6PICKUP COFFEE
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7Shopee PH: 11.11 Sale
8WhatsApp
9Google Maps
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10NetShort
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
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2Cashtra - Budget Tracker
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3Silo - Budget & Bills Tracker
4Money Manager (Remove Ads)
5Cart AI: Track Grocery Budget
6iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
7Shadowrocket
8PadLab - Live Pads
9Conquer The Board Exam
10AnkiMobile Flashcards
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App Store · 2026-11-07
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.