Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said Friday he is prepared to take legal action against individuals spreading false or misleading claims about the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Universal Leaf Philippines Inc. (ULPI) is overhauling how tobacco is grown and traded, replacing a fragmented, middleman-heavy system with a fully integrated, tech-driven model that puts data—and farmers—at the center.

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) says it does not support proposals to fully suspend the country’s biodiesel blending program, despite rising global fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict.

The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has urged local government units to strengthen efforts against cigarette smuggling, saying the illegal trade costs the country billions of pesos each year.

Carelon Global Solutions Philippines surged to third place in the 2026 Best Workplaces in the Philippines list by Great Place To Work, a sharp rise from ninth last year, underscoring its accelerating push to elevate employee experience and business capability.

Manila Water said it is strengthening water supply reliability for its East Zone customers by expanding alternative water sources, reducing its dependence on Angat Dam.

The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) has kicked off preparations for its 140th anniversary with a promotional gathering led by its Board of Trustees. The event aims to build momentum for a major conference titled “Actionize the Missions of the Economic Compass Pillars 5 (ECOMP-P5).”

The Jollibee Group has secured one of the world’s highest workplace recognitions, earning the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) with Distinction from Gallup for its outstanding employee engagement and people-first culture.

Nestlé Philippines is betting on the ground game, and it’s paying off. Through its Nescafé Plan, the company is scaling regenerative farming, lifting farmer productivity while fortifying the country’s fragile coffee supply.

When Christina Garcia Frasco left the helm of the Department of Tourism, it wasn’t quite a farewell tour—more like a change in itinerary. Now appointed Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the former tourism chief is swapping travel brochures for the less glamorous but arguably more urgent business of resilience policy.

Former Public Works Secretary and former Independent Committee on Infrastructure (ICI) commissioner Rogelio L. Singson said leading corporations and organizations in the country should promote civic-mindedness to help develop a new generation of leaders.

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.

Leading Philippine business groups have thrown their weight behind the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to impose term limits on broker directors of securities exchanges, calling it a timely governance reform aimed at bolstering investor confidence and market integrity.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5...

Shares of Meta Platforms jumped about 3 percent Monday as investors bet that the reported potential job cuts could help offset the technology company's artificial intelligence spending. The stock of the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads closed 2.3 percent higher at USD627.45.

Philippine financial markets could face choppy trading ahead as investors weigh technical resistance levels in equities against fresh pressure on the peso from global risks, including elevated oil prices.

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.