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The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority is positioning its sprawling economic zone in Casiguran, Aurora as a potential defense-industrial hub as the Philippines strengthens strategic infrastructure along its Pacific seaboard.

The Department of Trade and Industry is targeting more than P1 billion in sales from national trade fairs this year as it expands government-led marketplaces designed to connect Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises with domestic and international buyers.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has set aside nearly ₱4.4 billion in emergency loan assistance for 166,789 active members as well as old-age and disability pensioners across nine areas in Luzon reeling from recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon.

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has completed upgrades to its South Septage Treatment Facility in Pamplona, Las Piñas City, bringing the site into full compliance with updated Department of Environment and Natural Resources effluent rules. Announced Wednesday, the project began in 2023 and aligns operations with DENR Administrative Order 2016-08 as amended by DAO 2021-19. It is the first of Maynilad’s three septage treatment facilities to be fully upgraded under the latest regulatory standards, with no project cost disclosed.

Omega Healthcare reaffirmed its commitment to Filipino talent while recognizing top employees from its Manila and Cebu centers at the 2026 Omega Global Awards, held at Marco Polo Ortigas. Now in its fifth year in the Philippines and its highest global recognition program, the event honors excellence across the company’s U.S., India, and Philippines operations. Fifty outstanding employees and teams were celebrated across the CREDO and Global Awards categories, acknowledging leadership, service, teamwork, innovation, and operational performance.