More than 230 leaders from government, business, and academia gathered at the 2025 BPI CyberProtect Conference, hosted by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), to address rising cyber threats and financial fraud.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) approved 17 new energy projects, totaling nearly 4,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, for system impact studies (SIS) in June, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).
Office leasing activity in Metro Manila improved sharply in the first half of 2025, but continued to face persistent space give-backs from business process outsourcing (BPO) firms and corporate occupiers, according to property consultancy JLL Philippines.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is eyeing 2027 as the likely start date for the major rehabilitation of EDSA, as the Philippines prepares to host the ASEAN Summit in 2026, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said that rice farmers in Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon will be the initial beneficiaries of the subsidized P20 per kilo rice program starting August 13.
Converge ICT’s prepaid broadband brand, Surf2Sawa (S2S), has hit 500,000 active subscribers two years post-launch, highlighting a significant shift in the Philippine internet market toward flexible, budget-conscious connectivity solutions. This reflects changing consumer behavior, as affordability and on-demand access increasingly drive broadband adoption.
Intel shares surged 6.4 percent on Wednesday, closing at USD31.22, following a report from Bloomberg News that the chipmaker has initiated early-stage talks with Apple about a potential investment and closer collaboration.
The Philippine government posted a budget deficit of P869.2 billion at the end of August, around 56 percent of the revised full-year target of P1.56 trillion for 2025.
GSIS president and general manager Wick Veloso and four other executives received an emotional welcome from employees during the agency’s flag-raising ceremony on September 23, following the lifting of their 60-day preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman.