Asia · Thursday, 12 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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Top today
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Everyday apps here: Disney+ · Tiny Computers · Pocket Mac Lab · e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go · TypeDraw. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- Rush Hour series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
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 1,377 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Base Carbon Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Operating and Financial Results (manilatimes.net)
- El Niño mostly to blame for Indonesian wildfires — researchers (manilatimes.net)
Survey · 2023 87% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- BSP weighs weak growth as inflation stays elevated (philstar.com)
- MyDiamond optimistic on jewelry sales for the holidays (bworldonline.com)
- Defense witnesses clarify Mans Carpio's big credit card purchases (rappler.com)
- VP's friend quizzed on P205K dinner | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- Snafu: The travel that almost did not | The Manila Times (manilatimes.net)
- PSA: 130,000 From Central Visayas Moved Abroad Since 2020 (sunstar.com.ph)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.2 words per 1,000usually 0.3The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual2.0 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.7 words per 1,000usually 8.5The 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, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
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Cars & transport
1Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
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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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U.S. Government copyright, Public domain
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
Everyday app
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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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Alex Goykhman, CC BY-SA 4.0 K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO, Public domain Breakout
Bureau of Corrections Public Information Office, Public domain
Politics & world affairs
Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain
Sports
Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, España, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
Ocoudis derivative work: Kacir, CC0 Rising
Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0
Travel & places
Patrick Roque, CC BY-SA 4.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Sports & fitness 13Music 9Government & public sector 4Education 3Gaming 1Tech & software 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 English12 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news18reports of events, mostly in English12 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 euro70.616PHP per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- 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
1Dead-End Job
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2Doctor X: Mafia in White
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3Balaraw: Blood Island
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4100 Days of Deception
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5Taken: Natalee Holloway
6The Master Cutter
7Take Charge of My Heart
8Lupin
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9Someone, Someday
10Firefly Wedding
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Final Destination Bloodlines
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2Collision Course
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3Rush Hour
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4Sonic the Hedgehog 3
5Wonder Woman 1984
6The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
8Sing 2
9Rush Hour 2
10Me Before You
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Mariah Deborah
2SHEAN
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5Adéla
6Olivia Rodrigo
7Ashe
8RAPROJECT SIX
10Fitterkarma
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Barangay Love Stories
2Papa Dudut Stories
3Kwentong Takipsilim Pinoy Tagalog Horror Stories Podcast
4Rotten Mango
5Sitio Bangungot - Pinoy Horror Stories for Sleep Podcast
6Dear MOR
7The Morning Rush
8Ka Istorya Horror
9The Mel Robbins Podcast
10Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2MariBank PH (SeaBank)
3eGovPH
4Disney+
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5Starbucks Philippines
6Shopee PH: 11.11 Sale
7GCash
8Maya – savings, loans, cards
9WhatsApp
10GoTyme Bank | Philippines
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
2Cart AI: Track Grocery Budget
3Silo - Budget & Bills Tracker
4Cashtra - Budget Tracker
5Study Site Mapper
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6iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
7Shadowrocket
8Tiny Computers
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9Procreate
10Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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.