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Palay prices rebound in November as import freeze bites

Farm gate prices of palay posted a modest recovery in November, offering some relief to rice farmers after months of sharp declines. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed the national average palay price rose to P16.92 per kilo, up 6.5 percent from P15.89 in October.

NMIA ignites boom in Bulacan, Pampanga

San Miguel Corp.’s New Manila International Airport (NMIA) is fast emerging as a powerful growth engine that could transform Bulacan and Pampanga into the country’s next major investment hotspot.

ERC sets reserve price for offshore wind auction

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has set the preliminary reserve price for the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA5) at P10.3859 per kilowatt-hour for fixed-bottom offshore wind projects.

ERC raises WESM secondary price cap limits

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the upper limit of the secondary price cap (SPC) helping hold the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) together, a mechanism meant to protect consumers from sharp price spikes.

Vena Energy secures $210M for Ilocos Norte solar project

Renewable energy developer Vena Energy has secured $210 million in financing for a 300-megawatt solar power project in Ilocos Norte, marking its first full international project financing in the Philippines.

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CIAC delivers best CGC rating in three years

The Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) earned a 99.56% rating from the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) in its 2025 Performance Scorecard — its best in three years.

Inflation surges to 7.2% in Sept., to test BSP policy

Philippine inflation surged to 7.2 percent in September, matching the pace in April, which is the fastest rate in three-and-a-half years and putting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas under renewed pressure to tighten monetary policy.

Aboitiz Power sells power barges to MORE Power; Visayas supply, reliability to improve

Aboitiz Power Corp. sold two 121-MW power barges to Visayas distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp., completing the transfer last Friday and announcing it Monday. Terms were undisclosed.

AMRO: Philippine rebound hinges on public investment

The Philippines’ economic rebound will depend heavily on how quickly public investment and construction activity recover, with the energy shock and domestic flood-control issues weighing on growth, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
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