Support for reforms initiated by the Department of Finance at the Bureau of Internal Revenue is gaining momentum, with leading business groups hailing the measures as a confidence boost for investors and a reset for tax administration.
Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. said it has secured a five-year corporate note franchise for P13.61 billion to refinance its debts and fund general corporate needs.
Pru Life UK has joined the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) as a premium sponsor, strengthening its partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and its support for Filipino films and storytellers.
The country’s net external liabilities rose by 7.1 percent to ₱3.7 trillion in the second quarter of 2025 from ₱3.5 trillion in the first quarter, based on preliminary Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) data.
Tecon Suape S.A. (TSSA), the Pernambuco-based container terminal of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has reinforced its green credentials after earning the 2025 Ocean Friend seal, one of Brazil’s key recognitions for environmental responsibility in port operations.
Keeping palay prices fair, expanding P20-per-kilo rice and fast-tracking farm-to-market roads will be the toughest test of the Department of Agriculture heading into 2026, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said.
Aboitiz Foods didn’t close the year with grandstanding. Instead, the regional agribusiness player wrapped it up with steady, on-the-ground action—rolling out community initiatives across the Philippines and China that underscored a quieter point: sustainably feeding Asia’s growth also means investing in the people behind the food.
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) has welcomed Taiwan’s plan to set up its first cross-border recruitment center in the Philippines, a move that could reshape how Filipino workers access overseas jobs and how much they pay to get there.
The Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry is set to notch another banner year, with employment projected to reach 1.9 million and export revenues expected to hit USD40 billion in 2025, according to the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP).