New water system unveiled in Basilan
The Manila Water Foundation, Metrobank Foundation, Zuellig Family Foundation, and local government partners launched a new water system in Barangay Bohelebung, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.
VITRO Inc. reports record growth in colocation business
VITRO Inc., the data center division of the PLDT Group and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ePLDT, has posted a 36 percent year-on-year revenue increase in its colocation business for the first half of the year.
MPCALA partners to complete CALAX construction
MPCALA Holdings Inc., the concessionaire of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), has signed an agreement with EEI Corporation and CM Pancho Construction, Inc. (CMPCI) to complete the remaining construction works of CALAX.
FDI remains a vital capital source despite slower inflows
Foreign direct investments (FDI) continue to provide critical supplementary capital that the Philippines cannot generate domestically, despite a slowdown in inflows, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Jobless rate hits 3-year high 5.3% in July amid storms
The country’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in July 2025, the highest level since August 2022, despite a shrinking labor force—weighed down largely by a series of storms and widespread flooding, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday.
