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DA bats for $108.88-M in agri-food projects

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has bared a $108.88 million agrifood investment portfolio focused on mango, abaca, seaweeds, and bamboo at the 2025 Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum during the World Food Forum hosted by the FAO on 14 October this year.

Strong IPOs begin long before listing day—Unicapital

As the Philippine initial public offering (IPO) market continues to feel the drag of global headwinds in 2024 and 2025, investor sentiment remains cautious and companies are in no rush to go public. Yet while the pipeline may be quiet, it is far from empty — especially in sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, energy, consumer goods, and tech-enabled services, where growth potential still sparks investor interest.

Maynilad launches country’s second-largest IPO at P34.35B

Maynilad Water Services Inc. has priced its initial public offering at P15 per share, aiming to raise up to P34.35 billion ($588 million), making it the second largest IPO in Philippine history after Monde Nissin’s P48.6-billion debut in 2021.

Globe unit helping drive digital shift in retail and supply chain

Globe Business is positioned as a key enabler of digital transformation for retailers, marketers, and supply chain leaders, offering integrated solutions powered by data, MarTech, collaboration tools, and dependable connectivity.

Dizon vows full DPWH overhaul to end corruption

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday pledged a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to eliminate long-standing corruption and ensure public funds benefit Filipinos.

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Development banks unlock $792B to finance global growth

The world’s leading development banks have expanded their collective lending capacity by USD792 billion over the next decade, opening more room to finance infrastructure, jobs and climate resilience in developing economies, including the Philippines.

DepEd, DILG hook schools into Unified 911 for faster emergency response

Schools are being plugged into the country’s Unified 911 emergency system, allowing reports of campus violence and security threats to reach the Department of Education (DepEd) and police simultaneously as the government moves to speed up responses to school emergencies.

Filipino cuisine serves up P773M in Paris tourism leads

Filipino cuisine is making a pitch for a bigger place on Europe’s travel menu, and the potential price tag is substantial. A total P772.8 million in sales leads generated by Philippine tourism promotions in Paris.

Almazora drives Philippine transport from carriages to modern PUVs

Before horsepower became a figure on a vehicle specification sheet, it meant exactly what it said: a horse pulling a carriage.
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