Listed fuel distributor and retailer Top Line Business Development Corp. raced past its entire 2025 earnings in just six months as an aggressive expansion of its retail fuel business added fresh horsepower to its core commercial fuel operations.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Philippine retail, but technology alone will not determine which businesses succeed, according to venture capital firm Kickstart Ventures, which says disciplined execution and sound business fundamentals remain the strongest drivers of sustainable growth.
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) and Pampanga I Electric Cooperative (PELCO I) have begun construction of a 41-megawatt-peak embedded solar facility with battery storage, a project that could help reduce electricity costs and system losses while strengthening energy security in Pampanga.
The growing illicit tobacco corridor between the Philippines and Malaysia is highlighting enforcement gaps across Southeast Asia, as criminal networks increasingly exploit differences between national tax, customs, and regulatory systems.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is expanding its crackdown on poor mobile broadband service nationwide, putting greater pressure on network operators to address coverage and performance gaps as the regulator prepares additional show-cause orders and daily penalties.
Poro Point is reinforcing its role as a strategic fuel logistics hub for Northern Luzon after Chevron, Shell and Petron renewed their leases at the San Fernando International Seaport in La Union.
The Philippine government is moving to translate the World Bank’s Public Finance Review into concrete fiscal reforms, with economic officials stressing that better tax collection and spending will matter only if recommendations result in measurable improvements for citizens.