DA, TESDA boost agri training partnership
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are expanding their partnership to modernize agricultural training and help farmers and fisherfolk adapt to new technologies.
DA welcomes CPF’s $1-billion hog expansion plan
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has welcomed Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp.’s (CPF) plan to invest US$1 billion (about ₱59 billion) over five years to expand hog production and help restore the country’s swine population to pre-African swine fever (ASF) levels by 2028.
MPTC gets SEC nod for up to ₱20 billion bond sale
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) has received pre-effective approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its planned public offering of up to ₱15 billion in fixed-rate bonds, with an additional ₱5 billion oversubscription option. The bonds may be issued in up to three series with tenors of 3, 5, or 10 years.
SM Prime, Iloilo City unveil redeveloped Central and Terminal Markets
SM Prime Holdings Inc., in partnership with the Iloilo City Government, has opened the newly redeveloped Iloilo Central and Terminal Markets, transforming two of the city’s oldest public spaces into modern community hubs.
Portfolio gains boost Ayala net income by 36%
Ayala Corp., the diversified investment holding company of the Ayala Group, posted a 36 percent jump in net income to up P46.3 billion in the first nine months of 2025, boosted by one-off gains from the revaluation of AC Ventures following Mitsubishi’s acquisition of a 50 percent stake.
