Meat importers say foreign exchange losses and ongoing port congestion are major challenges this year, prompting calls for government action to prevent supply disruptions and price pressures.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up efforts to boost exports of other high-value food crops by replicating the strategies that helped revive the country’s banana industry, which posted strong export growth last year.

The Philippines’ agricultural trade deficit narrowed sharply in December, buoyed by a strong rebound in farm exports and a pullback in imports, offering a late-year boost to the country’s external trade position.

The National Dairy Authority (NDA) reported a significant increase in the value and output of the country’s dairy sector in 2025. The total value of dairy production rose 27.7 percent to P1.667 billion, up from P1.305 billion in 2024, while milk production grew 12 percent, reaching 43.3 million liters.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) emerged as a standout at the 61st Anvil Awards, securing multiple recognitions for communication programs that reinforce its push for financial inclusion, sustainability, and digital transformation.

Security Bank Corp. secured a major corporate milestone after winning the Platinum Anvil Award—the highest distinction at the 61st Anvil Awards—recognizing the Bank’s 2024 Integrated Report.

ING Philippines marked 35 years in the country with a celebration at the Dutch Ambassador’s residence, honoring its long-standing role in the Philippine financial sector.

Makati luxury condominium The Shang Grand Tower is now fully powered by renewable geothermal energy after partnering with First Gen Corporation.

Disaster response made up the largest part of San Miguel Foundation’s activities in 2025 as the country faced a series of major calamities, the foundation said.

SM Investments Corporation has become the first Philippine conglomerate to complete enterprise-wide training on GeoRiskPH, a suite of science-based digital tools designed to pinpoint location-specific vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience against disasters and climate change.

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. carried out an environmental and health outreach activity for an Aeta community in Angeles City, Pampanga, combining watershed reforestation with medical services.

In a country where some of the best business ideas are cooked over a single gas stove, Hanabishi Appliances is betting on the power of the humble karinderya. 

Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has filed a petition with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to voluntarily delist its shares, setting April 3 as the target exit date, following a strategic investment by the country’s sovereign wealth fund.

Shares of Oracle Corp. ended lower Monday after the company unveiled plans to raise up to USD50 billion in debt and equity to expand its cloud infrastructure, reviving market concerns that returns from its artificial intelligence investments may take years to materialize.

Villar Land Holdings Group, under fire from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged stock price manipulation, said it has yet to receive a copy of the criminal complaint filed with the Department of Justice and cannot comment further until it does.

Philippine equities held their footing above the 6,000 level as caution continued to dominate trading, with analysts balancing global headwinds against pockets of domestic resilience.

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.

In an exclusive interview with Context.PH, SteelAsia chairman and chief executive officer Benjamin Yao laid out a vision that goes beyond growth targets and capacity figures. At stake, he said, is nothing less than the country’s industrial future.

Boeing Co has embarked on deeper-than-expected cuts in its strategy ranks, halving the number of planners working within key divisions as it refocuses energies on tackling industrial pressures, people familiar with the matter said.