Since the COVID-19 pandemic—a health crisis that triggered widespread lockdowns to curb mobility and prevent the spread of the virus—internet access in the Philippines has surged nearly threefold by 2024. Nearly half of all Filipino households are now online, spending an average of almost five hours a day browsing the web.
Phinma Corp. has invested an additional P300 million into its property arm, Phinma Property Holdings Corp., to support the continued development of Saludad, a P12-billion flagship township project in Bacolod City. The 21-hectare project is being developed in partnership with JEPP Real Estate Co.
Agricultural losses from the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone Crising and the Southwest Monsoon have surged to P96.90 million, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
Filinvest Land Inc., the listed property development arm of the Gotianun Group, completed the payment of its 5.5-year fixed-rate bonds worth P1.76 billion on May 18, 2026, fulfilling its obligations on the securities’ maturity date.
Academic leaders, semiconductor executives, and government officials gathered Monday at the Asian Institute of Management to push for a stronger Philippine foothold in the global semiconductor industry’s high-value frontier: integrated circuit (IC) design.
V-GREEN, a global electric vehicle (EV) charging developer, is ramping up its presence in the Philippines with new partnerships aimed at fast-tracking large-scale EV charging and battery-swapping networks.
The Philippines and the US are moving full steam ahead on the proposed Pax Silica industrial hub in New Clark City, aiming to secure billions in long-term AI and tech investments that transcend political cycles.