The Philippine government and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have launched a five-year partnership aimed at boosting agricultural innovation, training experts, and strengthening food security in the Philippines.

The government is moving to safeguard fuel and fertilizer supplies for the sugar industry as the sector enters the most resource-intensive phase of the harvest season.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over ₱11.8 million worth of Kadiwa Bagsakan Centers in Maco and Carmen to strengthen agricultural marketing and support the government’s ₱20-per-kilo rice program.

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) met with local sugar producers, millers, and labor representatives this week to discuss ways to address current challenges in the sugar sector.

World Food Expo (WOFEX) Drinks+Bakes 2026 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila showcased major players in the food and beverage industry, with Tanduay Distillers, Inc. drawing attention for an immersive brand presentation that highlighted its premium ambitions.

When it comes to spotting investment scams, Atty. Joanne L. Ranada has spent much of her career reading between the lines — and occasionally between the loopholes.

The Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) inducted its 2026–2027 Board of Trustees before Vico Sotto, mayor of Pasig City, during a ceremony at the Temporary Pasig City Hall on March 9.

Managing credit card spending can now be done with just a few taps through the BDO Pay app, which allows users to monitor and manage their BDO Unibank credit cards directly from their smartphones.

San Miguel Foods (SMF) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to make its livelihood and small business programs more accessible to GSIS members, pensioners, dependents, and qualified public sector cooperatives and unions.

At the storied Intramuros campus of Mapúa University, the chalkboard is increasingly sharing space with the real world.

The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. is bringing its decades-long classroom donation program to TikTok in a bid to engage younger audiences. 

Gender diversity in senior management is becoming a decisive factor in where professionals choose to work, as job seekers increasingly scrutinize companies for the presence of women in leadership roles.

Global oil markets swung violently Monday as the escalating conflict between the US and Iran disrupted one of the world’s most important energy corridors, briefly sending crude prices soaring before easing on hints the conflict might end soon.

Philippine financial markets enter the week on fragile footing as surging oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions complicate the outlook for equities, the peso, and monetary policy. 

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the proposed acquisition by DoubleDragon Corporation of shares in MerryMart Consumer Corporation, allowing the transaction to proceed before the end of the regulator’s Phase 1 review period.

Jollibee Foods Corp., one of the largest fast food chain in Southeast Asia, is exploring a public listing for its fast-growing Vietnamese coffee arm, Highlands Coffee, in a move that could unlock fresh capital and sharpen the group’s regional expansion.

In an aviation industry often driven by scale and speed, Sunlight Air is taking a more measured route. The boutique carrier is building its business around efficiency, discipline, and destination depth, convinced that smarter operations can deliver both commercial returns and environmental gains.

The Private Sector Advisory Council is raising a clear warning. In a recent meeting with the Department of Trade and Industry, PSAC said the Philippine startup scene is slipping behind Southeast Asian peers, not for lack of ideas but for lack of capital that actually moves.

Amid escalating US-China trade tensions and renewed tariff uncertainty from Washington, EMS Group of Companies is expanding production, accelerating its push into artificial intelligence hardware, and positioning the Philippines as an increasingly strategic alternative manufacturing base for global electronics firms.

For three decades, the Aboitiz Group has been quietly building a real estate portfolio that spans homes, offices, and commercial spaces. But in recent years, it has made a deliberate pivot away from crowded residential battlegrounds toward a less glamorous, far more strategic corner of the market: industrial development. The bet is simple but bold—build where factories, logistics, and infrastructure go first, and let communities grow organically around them.