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FNI seeks ECC amendment in bid to double output capacity

Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), a prominent listed mining firm, is focused on securing government approval for the amendment of its environmental compliance certificate (ECC) for its Ipilan Nickel Corp. operations in Palawan.

MAPALLA Ferry System Project set for green light, promises efficient water-based transit for Metro Manila

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake (MAPALLA) Ferry System Project is expected to receive approval soon, with its feasibility study slated for completion by mid-2025.

Cebu subway: A game changer for transport and economic growth

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has set its sights on transforming Cebu’s transport landscape with an ambitious plan to construct an underground railway system, aimed at easing the province's notorious traffic congestion.

MDC unveils first electric construction equipment, pioneers greener construction practices

Makati Development Corp. (MDC), the construction arm of Ayala Land, has launched the country’s first electric cement mixer, trailer tractor, and EV charging station for heavy equipment.

DA reimposes ban on poultry imports from South Dakota 

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has reinstated a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, from South Dakota, USA, following reports of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak.

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SEC urges manufacturers to tap capital markets for expansion

For Philippine manufacturers, the next factory may require more than retained earnings and a friendly bank. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging them to look beyond traditional financing and prepare to tap the capital markets as they scale up.

Japanese utility eyes solar projects for 10 PEZA locators

A Japanese power utility is sizing up a new Philippine market, and it is starting with something factories cannot do without: electricity.

The living dead of payday

In high school, our mentors taught us noun declensions, Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and four-part harmony. Somewhere between Latin and music, we also acquired the comforting belief that we were neither rich nor poor. With P50 in our pockets, we could go places and still come home with change. Life was a picnic. We did not realize the picnic had an expiry date.

From OFW to MICHELIN awardee

The road to a MICHELIN award does not always pass through a famous culinary school. Sometimes, it begins with an overseas job, a stint aboard a ship, and years spent building a career far from home.
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