Manila, Dec. 18 -- Domestic growth is expected to accelerate to 4.6 percent in the last quarter of 2025, driven by lower inflation and a seasonal uptick in remittances from overseas Filipinos, a capital markets research showed.

According to the December 2025 issue of the Market Call released on Thursday, a joint publication of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) and the Business Economics Club, other contributors to the forecast growth from October to December this year are higher exports, lower interest rates, and a recovery in government spending.

Job creation is also expected to rise, given the higher demand for goods and services during the Christmas season.

In the third quarter this year, growth, as measured by gross dom...