Masando Hashimoto’s Philippine assignment is taking him to a bigger regional stage, with Toyota Motor Corp. naming the Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) president chief executive officer of its Asia Region effective January 1, 2027.
The Philippines’ agricultural trade deficit widened by nearly a quarter in September 2026 as a sharp decline in export earnings outweighed higher import spending, underscoring the country’s persistent dependence on foreign food and farm products.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is seeking to renew and eventually expand visa-free entry for Chinese tourists, arguing that tighter monitoring can address security concerns without shutting out legitimate visitors.
The Board of Investments (BOI) is mapping out a six-node technology corridor linking mineral processing, chip design, advanced manufacturing, and digital infrastructure to position the Philippines as an investment destination for artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has secured a place in the Philippines’ Best Employers 2027 list for the fourth consecutive year, ranking among the country's top two privately owned domestic banks.
The number of unemployed Filipinos surged to 2.86 million in September 2026 as employment growth failed to keep pace with an expanding labor force, pushing the jobless rate to its highest level in recent months.
A sharp contraction in palay and corn production dragged Philippine agriculture and fisheries output down 5 percent in the third quarter of 2026, outweighing gains in livestock and poultry and underscoring the uneven recovery across the country's food-producing sectors.
A strong recovery in food ingredients margins and a shift toward higher-margin specialty products lifted D&L Industries Inc.'s net income by 15 percent to P2.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026, helping the manufacturer weather higher financing costs, peso weakness, and geopolitical uncertainty.
Record earnings from its power generation and nickel mining businesses, stronger real estate and construction contributions, and sharply reduced cement losses lifted DMCI Holdings Inc.'s net income by 28 percent to P15 billion in the first nine months of 2026.