Philippines

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 the government of the Philippines introduced a lockdown which lasted almost five months, with this having a profound impact on the lives of most Filipino households. According to the National Telecommunications...

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 the government introduced a lockdown in March which lasted for almost five months. As a result, there was a sharp decline in online travel related sales such as lodging and transport, with consumers unable to ...

The Philippines introduced some of the world’s toughest restrictions in response to COVID-19, with the government introducing a lockdown in March 2020 that lasted for almost five months in Manila and the surrounding provinces. This longstanding ...

Swift population expansion in the Philippines in 2020-2040 will be solely driven by positive rates of natural change. Ageing will accelerate, altering consumer trends somewhat as the population structure changes, however the country will remain ...

The Philippine business environment is still struggling with bureaucracy and erratic regulations, as well as inefficient logistics services. Nevertheless, the country offers some key labour market advantages compared to India, with a large market and...

Small appliance categories saw varying performances in Asia Pacific in 2020 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Air treatment products saw a steep decline, for example, but vacuum cleaners recorded a much-improved performance. The former was hit by retail...

Tissue and hygiene in the Philippines registered slower retail volume and current value growth in 2020, compared with 2019. The overall industry performance was highly influenced by nappies/diapers/pants, which dominated retail value sales and ...

Retail tissue registered healthy, but slower growth in retail current value and volume terms in 2020, compared with 2019. This was partly due to challenges on both the supply and demand sides of the category. On the supply side, some local ...

Wipes registered slower retail current value and volume growth in 2020, compared with 2019. Growth continued to be derived from personal wipes, as the market size for home care wipes and floor cleaning systems remained negligible, largely due to low ...

In the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19), away-from-home tissue witnessed a heavy decline in volume and current value sales in 2020. This was partly due to the strong contraction in both domestic trips and inbound arrivals, as tourists are major users ...

In the Philippines, nappies/diapers/pants registered slower growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2020, compared with 2019. Although the efforts to stem the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) significantly changed consumer lifestyles,...

Retail adult incontinence recorded only marginally slower retail current value growth and volume growth in 2020, compared with 2019. Moderate/heavy adult incontinence remained the key type as light adult incontinence continued to see negligible sales...

Sanitary protection recorded slightly slower retail volume and current value growth in 2020, compared with 2019. The changes in consumer lifestyles in 2020 due to the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) did not significantly alter the ...

The Philippine economy suffered its deepest contraction on record over 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and strict lockdown measures. However, the economy is forecast to record a strong rebound in 2021, underpinned by expansionary fiscal and ...

Total consumer foodservice current value sales declined in 2020 as all categories suffered from the long lockdown periods enforced by the Philippines’ government. In terms of consumer foodservice current value sales, the most impacted categories were...

Consumer foodservice sales through retail were greatly impacted by restrictions pertaining to COVID-19 in 2020. Notably, most of these outlets are located within shopping centres that were forced to close during the strictest lockdown periods, and ...

While overall consumer foodservice felt the impact of COVID-19 in 2020, full-service restaurants was even more negatively affected since it focuses on the dine-in experience and most did not have established alternative channels pre-lockdown. ...

Street stalls/kiosks experienced a sharp constriction in current value sales in 2020 as a result of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. First off, street stalls/kiosks suffered from a heavy decline in foot traffic since most chained ...

There were no self-service cafeterias operating in the Philippines at the end of the review period and in 2020....

Cafés/bars was amongst the worst hit categories in consumer foodservice in 2020. Even though cafés along with specialist coffee and tea shops were allowed to remain open during the community lockdown to take orders for delivery and pick-up, this was ...