The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Monday called for the declaration of emergency powers and urgent inter-agency action as the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in Negros Island escalates, threatening over 60 percent of the nation’s sugar production.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday led the send-off of 35,000 bags of rice from Occidental Mindoro to Central Visayas, marking the second major shipment under the government’s flagship P20 per kilo rice initiative.
The Philippines has successfully completed its first commercial shipment of mangoes to Italy, marking a milestone in the country’s agricultural export expansion, the Department of Agriculture (DA)announced Monday.
Buhawind Energy Northern Luzon Corp. (BENLC), an affiliate of PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC), has received pre-development environmental clearance from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to proceed with critical site studies for its 2,000-megawatt offshore wind (OSW) project in Ilocos Norte.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the entry of G-Xchange Inc. (GCash) and Macodimarc Technology Corp. (Pluang PH) into its strategic sandbox (StratBox) program, a regulatory initiative designed to foster innovation in the capital markets.
Filinvest Development Corp., the listed holding company of the Gotianun group, reported Thursday that its attributable net income slipped 6 percent to P10.8 billion in the first nine months of the year, from P11.48 billion recorded in the same period last year. Despite the slight decline in bottom-line earnings, total revenues and other income rose 10 percent year-on-year to reach P99 billion, up from P81.18 billion a year earlier.
First Gen Corp. posted a attributable recurring net income of P12.5 billion for the first nine months of 2026, edging higher from the P12.1 billion recorded in the same period a year earlier, the company announced Thursday.
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) posted a 122-percent jump in consolidated net income to P2.15 billion for the first nine months of the year, rising from P966 million recorded in the same period last year, the company announced Thursday.
Exporters have warned that a sweeping government leadership reshuffle could disrupt investment and trade momentum, questioning the timing of changes at agencies they consider among the administration’s strongest performers.