Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) confirmed its continued interest in acquiring a larger stake in Metro Pacific Health Corp. (MPH), the country’s largest private hospital network, as part of its broader strategy to expand and digitize healthcare services in the Philippines.
Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has ordered the deferment of a ₱50 million vehicle procurement plan for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Central Office, reallocating the funds instead to enhance facilities at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is targeting the installation of an additional 1,500 circuit kilometers of underground power lines by 2030, expanding from the current 567 circuit kilometers.
Despite rising electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the Philippines, infrastructure gaps—particularly the lack of charging stations—remain a major hurdle to widespread EV adoption, according to ING Bank.
Consumers can expect mixed fuel price adjustments this week as oil companies and the Department of Energy (DOE) offer differing forecasts based on recent global trading trends.
Consumers and business operators across the Philippines can expect mixed relief at the pumps this week, highlighted by a substantial price drop for gasoline products alongside steady to slightly higher diesel rates.
The Philippines sees brighter prospects for its pineapple and abaca products following their successful showcase at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s World Food Forum 2026 in Italy, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching a full investigation into reports that allegedly smuggled vegetables are making their way into local markets, raising concerns about fair trade, farmer livelihoods, and food safety.
There was a time when watching a basketball game largely meant arguing about the referee, questioning the coach’s substitutions, and insisting that the player who missed three free throws should have been benched in the second quarter. These remain perfectly respectable ways to ruin a Sunday afternoon. Of late, however, there is increasingly another reason to get worked up over a game: money.