The Department of Education (DepEd) today (02 October 2025) pledged modular kits and temporary learning spaces to ensure classes resume quickly for over 19,000 learners adversely affected by a 6.9-magnitude quake In northern Cebu Tuesday.
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s TYM Corporation to advance farm mechanization efforts in the Philippines.
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has expanded its Better Rivers PH cleanup initiative to Alabang River in Muntinlupa City, partnering with the local government at no cost to the government.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering introducing financial incentives to support local nuclear energy projects, likely modeled after the Green Energy Auction (GEA) program, a senior official revealed at the Philippine International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum 2025.
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday said that efforts to reduce carbon emissions need not come at the cost of economic growth. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, through a speech delivered by Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella at a Makati forum, said decarbonization and development should be seen as complementary goals.
The country’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8 percent in September 2025 from 3.7 percent a year earlier, equivalent to 1.96 million Filipinos without work, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday. Despite the slight uptick, the number of jobless declined from 2.03 million in August, suggesting some improvement in hiring momentum.
Shares of Seagate Technology climbed 10 percent on Wednesday after the data storage company announced a USD500 million debt exchange agreement, a move seen by investors as easing its near-term financing pressure.
STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. (STI Holdings), the country’s largest private school network, reported strong financial results for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025, supported by higher enrollment and steady operational gains.