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    Philippines on track towards meeting forecast 7.2% growth in 2022 – World Bank

    The Philippines is on track towards achieving growth in 2022 averaging 7.2 percent in terms of the gross domestic product, the World Bank said in the January 2023 iteration of its Global Economic Prospects report.

    Malacañang to make permanent  joint memo facilitating quick telco tower construction

    The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has convinced Malacañang to make permanent a soon-to-expire joint agreement making it easier for the telecommunications companies to build telco towers helping speed up the country’s drive towards the digitalization of transactions.

    Philippine Business Bank Completes P1.25B Private Placement, Gears Up For P500M Rights Offer

    Philippine Business Bank said on Friday that the subscription to 125 million shares that were privately placed last year with the bank’s principal shareholders have been completed, setting up the second part of a plan to raise its authorized capital by P1.75 billion and increase lending activity.

    SMC unit to provide 350,000 Bulacan households affordable drinking water by Q1 2025 

    San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its Luzon Clean Water Development Corp. (LCWDC), will make available affordable water from the Angat reservoir to more than...

    Global trade growth seen decelerating further this year

    Governments in emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) need to forge stronger cooperation to increase cross-border trade as global trade growth is seen to decelerate...

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    P1T reserve breach powers SSS pension boost

    State-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) is set to roll out another round of pension increases and a new micro loan program after its reserve fund breached the P1-trillion mark for the first time in its 69-year history, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced Thursday.

    DOE mandates energy storage for bigger renewable projects to boost grid reliability

    The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a new circular aimed at encouraging wider adoption of energy storage systems (ESS) across the country.

    Searca and TFNet launch collaborative growth program

    The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) and the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) have signed a partnership to strengthen tropical fruit production in the region. The agreement, formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on February 12, aims to promote research, education, innovation, and capacity-building across Southeast Asia and other tropical fruit-producing areas.

    Globe strengthens innovation drive, connects startups to real world enterprise needs   

    The Globe Group is stepping up its push to make innovation a core part of its corporate strategy by directly linking startups with real business environments.
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