The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing a broader and potentially more costly sugar tax, proposing excise rates of up to P20 on beverages using caloric sweeteners and P40 on those containing high-fructose corn syrup.
SM Investments Corp. and DMCI Holdings Inc. are reshaping Dominion Holdings Inc. as they move to build the listed company into a major Philippine mining group through the consolidation of copper and gold assets.
Manila is poised to get its first Philippine Economic Zone Authority-accredited information technology center as developers move to tap renewed demand for IT-BPM and technology facilities in Metro Manila.
The Philippines is pursuing a more distributed artificial intelligence-driven industrial strategy that could spread advanced manufacturing, chip design, critical-mineral processing, and computing infrastructure across the country rather than concentrate the emerging technology ecosystem in New Clark City.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has strengthened its standing among Asia-Pacific airports, earning a second consecutive recognition for passenger experience as its private operator pursues investments in infrastructure, technology, connectivity and sustainability.
Damosa Land Inc. is stepping up its hospitality investments in Samal Island, with its upcoming 100-room TRYP by Wyndham Samal already 90 percent sold as the developer positions for rising tourism demand and better connectivity with Davao City.
Federal Land Inc. is bringing the Japanese principle of Kaizen, or continuous improvement, into its Philippine residential business as a long-term partnership with Japanese real estate and lifestyle companies moves from one project to a broader development strategy.
ASEAN economic ministers are seeking to turn the region’s USD4.4-trillion merchandise trade and rising foreign investment into deeper integration, larger digital markets, and more cross-border business opportunities as they meet in Manila.
A Philippine bamboo cooperative is joining 10 other Southeast Asian enterprises in the ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards, putting the spotlight on companies that are trying to make community livelihoods part of the business model rather than an afterthought.