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BPI launches new app for a future-ready banking experience

Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) launched a totally new and future-ready mobile app with innovative features and services that go beyond convenient...

New rules on handling financial consumer complaints to take effect May 1

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the new rules of procedure on handing financial consumer complaints is set to take effect next month. “The...

Tropical depression Amang could damage 600,000-hectares worth of crops

As much as 632,706 hectares of rice and corn crops may be damaged by tropical depression Amang, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a...

USDA projects higher local production of beef, pork and chicken

The Philippines is seen to experience improved local production of beef, pork and chicken this year as the economy widens further, according to the...

Prime Infra starts construction of 140 MW solar power facilities

Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has started construction of solar power plants in Tanauan, Batangas and Maragondon, Cavite with aggregate capacity of 140 megawatts (MW)...

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FAO warns global food system at risk from Gulf conflict

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a stark warning about the escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf, highlighting severe disruptions to global energy, fertilizer, and agrifood systems that could undermine food security worldwide.

PEZA implements measures to ease oil shock 

Rising global oil prices, fueled in part by Middle East tensions, are increasingly pressuring export-oriented firms. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is acting to shield its locators by boosting logistics efficiency within ecozones, Director General Tereso Panga said.

Alternergy switches on Nueva Ecija hydro plant

Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation has begun commercial operations of its 5-megawatt Dupinga run-of-river hydro power plant in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, marking its second facility to go online this year.

Maharlika consortium rolls out P2.1B microgrids nationwide 

A private consortium is ramping up rural electrification with a P2.1-billion investment to deploy one of the Philippines’ largest portfolios of off-grid microgrids, targeting underserved island communities.
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