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DA exemption accelerates Marcos social housing rollout

The Philippine government has carved out a crucial exemption for socialized housing projects, allowing them to proceed with land-use reclassification despite an existing moratorium designed to protect agricultural land. 

DTI warns online marketplaces over unsafe goods

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has sounded the alarm over a surge of uncertified and substandard products being sold across major e-commerce platforms, warning that the trend threatens consumer safety and erodes confidence in the country’s rapidly expanding digital marketplace.

DTI teams up with game developers

The Philippine government is pressing start on a deeper push into the global video game economy.

Small beauty brands steal spotlight from industry giants

In the Philippines’ beauty business, the challengers are starting to look less like underdogs and more like disruptors.

Lynette Ortiz: Steering LandBank at the crossroads of banking and national growth

Lynette V. Ortiz is a veteran Filipino banking executive who currently serves as president and chief executive officer at Land Bank of the Philippines, the country’s largest government financial institution.

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JTI expands Philippine manufacturing with $33M Batangas investment

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has invested more than USD33 million in a new processing plant at its Batangas factory, expanding its Philippine manufacturing capabilities and deepening the country’s role in the company’s global supply chain.

PAL offers half-price fares for returning Manila-Dubai flights

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has launched a one-day fare sale to mark the comeback of its nonstop Manila–Dubai route starting October 2, 2026.

GSIS marks Pensioners’ Week, solar loan out Sept. 30

The GSIS is expanding benefits for retired public workers this National Pensioners’ Week, with the new Ginhawa Solar Energy Loan (GSEL) launching September 30.

SOCOTECO II–Ignite JVA faces pushback anew as court issues TRO

The proposed Conditional Joint Venture Agreement (CJVA) between South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) and Ignite Power has encountered a new setback after the Office of the Executive Judge of the 11th Judicial Region issued another Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) halting the remaining scheduled dates of the cooperative’s membership plebiscite.
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