PLDT Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance digital access in state universities and colleges (SUCs) as it joins the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) and other major telcos in a new nationwide connectivity initiative. The program, aligned with government priorities and presented to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is being implemented in coordination with the DICT and CHED.
EastWest Priority has partnered with Singapore Management University (SMU) to launch a customized program that enhances the skills of its relationship managers.
More than 200 representatives from government, industry, and academia in Japan and the Philippines convened for the Space Economy Co-Creation Symposium, jointly hosted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA).
Lalamove has introduced a new built-in protection feature called Goods Insurance, created in partnership with Pioneer Insurance, that automatically insures every delivery booked through the app starting November 7, 2025.
Building activity sharply contracted in September as the number of approved construction permits plunged 25 percent to 11,746, Philippine Statistics Authority data showed, signaling mounting investor unease amid the ongoing flood-control controversy affecting several growth corridors.
The Department of Agriculture is strengthening its partnership with local government units and private stakeholders to scale up ube production, meet rising global demand, and create more export opportunities for Isabela farmers.
The Government Service Insurance System or GSIS has opened its new Dagupan branch, replacing the old facility that had served the province since 1961. The new office at Cityscape Lifestyle Center is flood-free, more spacious, and modern, serving over 73,000 members and pensioners across Pangasinan.
Electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market climbed 3.1 percent in September, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines. The Independent Electricity Market Operators of the Philippines or IEMOP reported Tuesday that the national average hit P7.43 per kilowatt-hour as of September 25, up from August’s P7.21 per kWh. It said the rates will be used to calculate spot-market electricity costs billed this October.
Rockwell Land Corp. has joined the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, agreeing to offer preferential housing prices and incentives to qualified Pag-IBIG Fund members as the administration seeks to widen access to homeownership among working- and middle-class Filipinos.