The Philippines is stepping up engagement with the European Union as negotiations continue toward a long-anticipated free trade agreement, with both sides exploring deeper cooperation in services, investments and professional mobility.
The Philippines is stepping up efforts to cement its position in the American healthcare ecosystem, accelerating its push into higher-value healthcare information management services (HIMS) through a new industry-led business mission to the US.
The Philippine Coast Guard is planting a strategic training hub in New Clark City, establishing its Command and Admiral Staff College inside the city’s expanding government district.
Philippine financial markets enter the week on fragile footing as surging oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions complicate the outlook for equities, the peso, and monetary policy.
Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) reported a 35 percent drop in net income for the first quarter, falling to ₱489 million from ₱759.78 million a year earlier, mainly due to higher interest expenses linked to its reacquisition of shares from DFI Group.
A local fuel retailer said gasoline and diesel prices iare likely to increase again next week due to ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.
Credit recovery and financial services firm S.P. Madrid Corporation is expanding its operations nationwide through a partnership with PLDT Enterprise to improve connectivity and data security.