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Pangilinan signs deal to acquire P2.19-B Meralco stake from San Miguel unit
MANUEL V. PANGILINAN, chairman and chief executive officer of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has signed an agreement to…
Read more →SMPC warns coal bid rules could disrupt Semirara production
CONSUNJI-LED Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) warned on Wednesday that the bidding rules used for the government’s…
Read more →Mynt IPO seen drawing strong local demand
DEMAND from local investors for Mynt, Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) has been strong, with orders from major…
Read more →SSI Group to open dedicated On stores under PHL distribution deal
SSI GROUP, Inc. has partnered with Swiss sportswear brand On to handle its wholesale and retail distribution in…
Read more →BPOs seek lower-cost provincial hubs as NCR wages rise — PRIME
BUSINESS process outsourcing (BPO) firms are expanding into provincial cities in the Visayas and Mindanao as rising labor…
Read more →Manila Water completes P5.7-billion submarine pipeline for East Bay project
EAST ZONE concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. said it has completed a P5.7-billion submarine transmission system that will…
Read more →F&B seen driving nearly half of Metro Manila retail take-up through 2028 — Colliers
FOOD and beverage (F&B) tenants are expected to account for nearly half of Metro Manila retail space absorption…
Read more →Aboitiz group expands AI, cybersecurity skills development
ABOITIZ GROUP is expanding workforce training in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies as it increases…
Read more →August unemployment rate rises to 5.3%
THE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in August from 3.9% a year earlier, leaving 2.77 million Filipinos…
Read more →ADB weighs $300-M initial package for MRT-4
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering a $300-million financing package for the first tranche of the Metro…
Read more →AI infra emerging as key driver of global trade — DHL Express
THE artificial intelligence (AI) boom has become a key driver of global trade, with the infrastructure needed to build out such systems ultimately requiring a logistics solution, DHL Express said in its latest Globalization Tracker.
Read more →Factory output growth hits over four-year high of 11.8% in August
FACTORY OUTPUT grew at its fastest pace in more than four years in August, driven by stronger production…
Read more →Investments eligible for green lane hit P455 billion at end of September
PROJECTS approved for green lane treatment amounted to P455.61 billion at the end of September, the Board of…
Read more →Subdivision industry bats for uniform land transfer rules after DoJ opinion
THE Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc. (SHDA) urged government agencies to harmonize the land transfer rules to…
Read more →Plastic Bank seeks more tie-ups to collect waste in Philippines
PLASTIC BANK, a Canadian social enterprise with a bottle deposit program, is seeking to partner with more Philippine…
Read more →WB sees tough regional competition for data centers
THE Philippines faces strong regional competition for artificial intelligence (AI)-focused data-center investments, with the World Bank (WB) singling…
Read more →NGCP lining up more power reserve deals for Visayas
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking to sign more power reserve deals to comply…
Read more →PHL deemed among top regional choices for VC, but tiny fraction goes to women-led firms
THE PHILIPPINES is viewed as an attractive venture capital (VC) destination in Southeast Asia, but very little funding…
Read more →Malaysia hoping to sustain palm oil export growth to PHL after shipments top 700,000 metric tons
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is hoping to grow its palm oil exports to the Philippines even in the face of growing domestic production in its Southeast Asian neighbor, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) said.
Read more →Poorest 30% households experienced 23.6% rice inflation in September
RICE INFLATION for the bottom 30% income segment of households hit 23.6% in September, from 22.5% a month…
Read more →PHL, South Korea negotiating deals for carbon market cooperation
THE PHILIPPINES and South Korea are negotiating two cooperation agreements involving joint work on carbon market mechanisms, the…
Read more →Reinventing Philippine business for growth
On Sept. 8, PwC Philippines and the Management Association of the Philippines launched their annual CEO survey, which…
Read more →Anyare? Villars’ AllHome, AllDay confirm store closures
From a peak of 72 stores two years ago, AllHome is down to 34 stores, while the store count of AllDay drops from 40 to 13, as of September 2026
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