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MPIC unit building STPs for Iloilo and Dumaguete

Metro Pacific Water Solutions, a unit of conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is working closely with the city governments of Iloilo and Dumaguete in building sewage treatment plants (STPs) using new technology.

Poultry from China worth P85 million seized at MICP

The Bureau of Customs has seized P85 million worth of smuggled poultry products from China in a warehouse in Parañaque City.

Venture capital firm investing $10M in solar rooftop developer

The South East Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II) managed by venture capital firm  Clime Capital of Singapore is investing up to USD10 million in local solar powerdeveloper UpgradeEnergy Philippines (UGEP).

SRA inaugurates Negros facility producing BMO fertilizers

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has inaugurated a P6 million research laboratory that produces beneficial micro-organisms (BMO) at the agency’s La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.

Globe accelerates tower sale and leaseback deal completion; slashes 1H capex to achieve positive cash flows by 2025

Globe projects completing its tower sale and leaseback deal by the end of this year, the fourth such transaction coming off only six months from when the first three tower sales were first initiated.

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GCash parent Mynt flat in historic debut

Shares of Mynt Inc., the parent firm behind dominant e-wallet operator GCash, closed unchanged at P6.60 per share during its trading debut Tuesday on the Philippine Stock Exchange, marking a historic milestone as the country's largest initial public offering to date.

Palace delays corn import order amid harvest concerns

Malacañang has deferred signing an executive order on the minimum access volume (MAV) for corn imports, citing concerns that its implementation could undermine local farmers’ earnings during the ongoing harvest season.

Power backup ready for El Niño

The Department of Energy has confirmed it is fully mobilized to safeguard power supply as the Philippines braces for a projected Super El Niño lasting through the first half of 2027, with the driest conditions forecast from November this year to April 2027.

DA moves to support local hog producers amid low farmgate prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up measures to assist local pork producers, who continue to face depressed farmgate prices due to rising imports. Speaking at the Tuesday Club Breakfast Forum in Mandaluyong City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured stakeholders the agency is exploring every legal option to ease market pressure on domestic hog raisers.
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