Gov’t rolls out PlanSmart to modernize land use planning
The department of the environment, housing and urban development as well as science and technology (DENR, DHSUD, and DOST) have launched PlanSmart for Sustainable Human Settlements, a digital platform designed to modernize land use and development planning across the Philippines.
BPI Foundation, LSGH partner to expand financial literacy efforts
BPI Foundation has teamed up with La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) to bring financial education to underserved communities through the FinEd Unboxed program.
Human Settlements agency unveils high-density housing plan
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is stepping up to address urban housing challenges by integrating high-density housing (HDH) into President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
Thousands lose jobs in brutal anti-graft war
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s anti-corruption blitz in flood-control and public-works agencies was meant to clean house. Instead, it is triggering political, economic, and social tremors that now overshadow its stated purpose. The irony is hard to ignore: a campaign launched to restore trust is increasingly viewed as deepening uncertainty.
AI data center spending fears hurts Oracle
Oracle Corp. shares tumbled 11 percent on Thursday after the company reported earnings that intensified investor worries about the rising debt behind the industry’s race to build AI data centers.
