Manulife Philippines has appointed Manish Sangal as deputy chief executive officer as the insurer strengthens its leadership team and accelerates its digital transformation strategy in the Philippine market.
Bank of the Philippine Islands is widening its sustainability agenda beyond environmental initiatives, ramping up support for underserved sectors, small businesses, and financial inclusion programs nationwide.
Nestlé Philippines and Robinsons Supermarket have partnered to install 10 reverse vending machines, or Smart Eco-llection Bins (SEBs), in select Metro Manila branches to collect and recycle sachets. Supported by Restore Solutions PH and Robinsons Malls, the collected sachets will be turned into durable boards for making furniture.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended operations at the Davao City sanitary landfill following a trash slide on May 20 that killed one person, injured two others, and left two missing.
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is asking President Marcos Jr. to reject the 2026 Philippine Nutrient Profile Model (PNPM) proposed by the Department of Health.
The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) stood at US$104 billion at the end of May 2026, remaining at a level that ensures the country has enough foreign currency to meet import requirements, pay external debt obligations, and as a safety net against global economic disruptions. This serves as a key indicator of the nation’s ability to fulfill its foreign currency commitments.
At the ASEAN RailCon 2026 held Thursday at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters, the Philippines appealed to ASEAN member states, investors, and development institutions to back its large-scale railway expansion program.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has adjusted rules raising the maximum repayment period for salary-based general purpose consumption loans (SBGPCLs) from the standard three years — extendable only to five years in special cases — to seven years.