Local agricultural groups have expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) decision to implement a 60-day rice import ban starting 1 September, aimed at protecting rice farmers in the upcoming wet season harvest. However, reactions are mixed on Vietnam’s reported plan to challenge the move before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to release a long-awaited circular by next month establishing the regulatory framework for carbon credit certificate (CCC) trading in the Philippines—a critical move to kickstart a credible domestic carbon market aligned with international standards.
Broker Unicapital Securities Inc. has revised its year-end forecast for the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to 7,100 points, down from a previous projection of 7,800, but still implying a 9 percent gain from the 2024 close of 6,528.
The First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) has raised the alarm over the unsustainable over extraction of groundwater, warning it poses serious environmental and business risks.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has distributed ₱59.99 million worth of farm machinery, inputs, and renewable energy equipment to support agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Caraga region, particularly in Agusan del Sur.
The Philippine economy is beginning to resemble a car running low on fuel while its engine overheats. Growth is sputtering, prices are soaring, jobs are getting harder to find, and agriculture—a major source of food and rural livelihoods—is contracting
Southeast Asia’s small businesses need stronger digital capabilities and better access to regional markets to tap more than 680 million consumers and help ASEAN achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy, ASEAN Foundation executive director Dr. Piti Srisangnam said.
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) will inaugurate SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu on November 26–28, 2026, with two major trade exhibitions that will add 21,000 square meters of leasable event space to Cebu’s growing meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry.
First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) is selling its entire 90.74-percent stake in Rockwell Land Corp. to Crème Investment Corp., an investment vehicle of Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, for P15.92 billion, freeing up capital for the group's investments in energy, infrastructure, and other businesses.