Digital lending platform Skyro is moving beyond big-ticket purchases into everyday spending, rolling out expanded payment and credit services as it targets a bigger slice of the Philippines’ growing digital finance market.
Independent Filipino ad agency GIGIL emerged as the Philippines’ top performer at the 2026 Asia Pacific Effie Awards, winning gold and bronze honors and securing third place in the region’s Independent Agency of the Year rankings.
Nissan Philippines is stepping up its electrification push, bringing the Navara Pro Plug-in Hybrid and Primera electric vehicle (EV) to the local market in November as it expands its lineup beyond conventional vehicles.
US investment giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) is eyeing a bigger Philippine footprint, targeting fresh opportunities in infrastructure, fintech, energy, healthcare and advanced manufacturing as it explores financing projects under the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC).
AIA Philippines has introduced AIA Advantage Max, a single-premium investment-linked insurance product that combines life insurance protection until age 100 with access to global investment funds offering potential quarterly income distributions.
The Philippines must do more than sign trade deals—it must help smaller businesses turn them into export sales, Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said.
The Department of Agriculture is urging lawmakers to approve its P198.4-billion proposed 2027 budget, noting farmers and fisherfolk now face rising costs, climate risks, and global economic pressures.
The Department of Energy will proceed with its updated bidding rules for brownfield coal resource areas despite opposition from key industry player Semirara Mining and Power Corp. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin affirmed that the revised terms will apply uniformly to all prospective bidders, as the government seeks to prioritize domestic fuel supply over foreign exports.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Wednesday that the proposed plant would have an initial annual production capacity of 200,000 units, serving both domestic and export markets. Construction is targeted to begin in the first quarter of 2027, with completion expected within 12 to 18 months.