Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. has secured a P4.05 billion project financing facility from the Land Bank of the Philippines to push forward two solar power projects with integrated battery storage under its unit Citicore Solar Embedded Inc. The agreement was announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.

At most fun runs, the only thing getting recycled is the promise, "I'll start training next week." At the fifth Vermosa Green Run in Cavite, plastic bottles stole the spotlight by proving they deserved a second lap.

The Palo Alto-based startup Sprouts.ai has raised $9 million in a Pre-Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $14 million. The investment was co-led by True Global Ventures and Accel, with participation from Kickstart Ventures. The company plans to use the new capital to improve its AI agent capabilities, expand its integrations with other software, and fuel its overall platform growth.

GCash is widening its digital philanthropy platform after raising more than P8 million for earthquake relief efforts in Mindanao and adding 14 new non-government organizations (NGOs) to its in-app donation hub, GBayanihan.

Manila Electric Company (Meralco), led by Manuel V. Pangilinan, has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Professional Electrical Engineers of the Philippines (UPEEP) to raise professional standards in electrical engineering.

The government's Green Lane initiative is rapidly becoming the backbone of the Philippines' clean energy investment drive, with renewable energy projects accounting for virtually all of the P351.02 billion in strategic investments approved in the first half of 2026.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is working to better address public worries over electricity costs and concerns about inaccurate monthly bills, amid widespread complaints from consumers.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau has scheduled public scoping sessions for the 200 megawatt wind farm spanning across the Laguna municipalities of Kalayaan, Lumban, Paete, and Cavinti.

The government is stepping up its push to capture a larger share of the lucrative meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market, injecting an additional P140 million into the expansion of the World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM) to strengthen the country's business tourism infrastructure.

The Department of Finance (DOF) sought to dispel concerns over the newly enacted Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), saying the measure does not automatically raise property taxes and instead gives local governments wide latitude to cushion any impact on taxpayers.

Iloilo is no longer merely an alternative to Metro Manila and Cebu. It is increasingly becoming a destination in its own right for businesses seeking growth, talent, and room to expand, according to a new Colliers Philippines market report.

SM Prime Holdings Inc. officially introduced its new SM Seaside Cebu Arena to business and industry partners on Thursday, advancing development at its South Road Properties (SRP) estate.

Lenovo is tearing down the biggest roadblock to corporate artificial intelligence by enabling businesses to launch secure, fully functioning AI systems in as little as a single week.

The Philippines is quickly carving out a place as one of Southeast Asia's most enthusiastic adopters of artificial intelligence, with Filipinos increasingly using Google's Gemini for work, creativity and customer service rather than just casual online queries.

The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) is calling for tougher action against insider cybercrime, warning that fraudulent acts committed by a small number of employees could damage the country's reputation as one of the world's leading outsourcing destinations.

The Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry is recalibrating its growth strategy, shifting its focus from expanding headcount to building an artificial intelligence-ready workforce as it targets more than USD50 billion in annual revenues by 2028.

Cockfighting has always occupied a peculiar corner of the Filipino psyche. It is at once sport, spectacle, business, culture—and depending on whom you ask, either cherished heritage or a tradition overdue for reckoning.

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The Philippines has earned an economic promotion. The World Bank now classifies it as an upper-middle-income economy, a milestone reached after years of growth and a steady post-pandemic recovery under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

At long last, the public can sleep soundly. The National Capital Region Police Office has announced the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of attempting to make off with 26 forks and seven silver spoons from a Manila hotel—the estimated value of the alleged loot is P12,658.14.