A major review published in the British Medical Journal offers a polite but firm reminder that weight-loss drugs are not magic. They are more like a lease with fine print. They work impressively well, but the benefits may not stick around once the treatment ends.
The Board of Investments (BOI) is considering whether coal mining and production should be added to the list of activities eligible for fiscal perks under the upcoming Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP), a move that could benefit Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC), the country’s largest coal producer.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) began releasing refunds under its Balik Ginhawa (Loan Moratorium Through Refund) program last Wednesday, with qualified members and pensioners now receiving the proceeds in their accounts.
Velox Networks, a Singapore-based cloud telephony provider, has announced its expansion into the Philippines, marking its third Southeast Asian market after Singapore and Malaysia.
The decision to scrap the Revitalizing the Automotive Industry for Competitiveness Enhancement (RACE) program has drawn a measured response from Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), the country’s largest vehicle assembler, which had been preparing for the initiative’s rollout as early as last year.
The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has called on the government to immediately carry out cloud seeding operations as dry conditions linked to a possible El Niño begin to affect crops.
A foreign renewable energy developer, Levanta Renewables, has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to China Energy Engineering Group for a solar power project in Iloilo.
Metro Pacific Health Tech Corp., owner of the health app mWell, is attracting attention from numerous investors, even separate from Metro Pacific Hospitals, its parent company.