Asia · Saturday, 7 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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K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0 102026 United States elections
Weekly
Everyday apps here: Cart AI: Track Grocery Budget · ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · Study Site Mapper · Sundae Camera. 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 359 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- BI supports Dizon's push for wider e-gate access (manilatimes.net)
- BI backs Dizon's push for wider e-Gate access (tribune.net.ph)
- HD Hyundai begins building new PN guided-missile frigate , Punto! Central Luzon (punto.com.ph)
- Iran says forces 'stronger' than at beginning of war (manilatimes.net)
- Unemployment edges up | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- 菲律宾9月失业人数升至286万 就业市场承压 _ 东方财富网 (eastmoney.com)
- Lula promete live na Turquia e pede que militância esteja de 'prontidão' (correiobraziliense.com.br)
- Lula viajará às Filipinas para cúpula da Asean em novembro (planetaosasco.com)
Survey · 2023 87% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Philippine food inflation for poorest households drops to 9.4% (english.pravda.ru)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.3The GDELT Project
- Anger1.5× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.2× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.3 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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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Daniel Torok, 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
Next Trip Network, CC BY 2.0 VishuN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cars & transport
Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature, climate & disasters
NASA, LAADS Web, HDF File processed by Supportstorm, Public domain Ziko van Dijk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crime & justice
Supreme Court of the Philippines, Public domain Rising
R. Taylor (R. & E. Taylor (Firm)), Public domain Rising
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
Mayor Francis Zamora, Public domain
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0 Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Politics & world affairs
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Sports
Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 41Music 14Sports & fitness 14Government & public sector 10Travel & tourism 2Tech & software 2Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1Transport & logistics 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.
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
6Olivia Rodrigo
7Ashe
9Esremborak
10Fitterkarma
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
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
10MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2Disney+
3MariBank PH (SeaBank)
4Starbucks Philippines
5eGovPH
6PICKUP COFFEE
7Shopee PH: 11.11 Sale
8NetShort
9Google Maps
10DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
2Cashtra - Budget Tracker
3Cart AI: Track Grocery Budget
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4Silo - Budget & Bills Tracker
5Money Manager (Remove Ads)
6Shadowrocket
7iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
8YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
9Deck-Man: Cassette Player
10PadLab - Live Pads
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App Store · 2026-11-08
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.