CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga—The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday opened a new KADIWA ng Pangulo center in the Clark Special Economic Zone, expanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program that offers rice at ₱20 per kilo.
Tetra Pak has appointed Marcelo Perazzo as Managing Director for its Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia (MSPI) cluster, effective Monday, December 1, strengthening the company’s leadership bench in one of its fastest-growing markets.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects travel between the Philippines and Australia to surge with Jetstar Airways’ new direct services linking Perth–Manila and, for the first time, Cebu–Brisbane.
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) reinforced its push for climate resilience at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Women International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Awards held in Bangkok on Nov. 25.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recognized the country’s top financial education advocates and formalized a new digitalization partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) during the Financial Education Stakeholders’ Congress held on 17–18 November at the BSP head office in Manila.
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) says a Japanese deep planting technique for sugarcane has boosted yields by more than 20 percent in local trials.
SM Investments Corp., the parent firm of the SM Group, has received a Silver Rank from the Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating (ASRRAT) for its 2024 Sustainability Report. This is the company’s fourth recognition for strong sustainability disclosure.
Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) has completed its ₱1.86-billion reinvestment program using proceeds from its Filinvest REIT Corp. (Filreit) share buyback and share exchange carried out on December 11, 2023.
Century Properties Group (CPG) announced on Monday three major development events at its Azure North Estate in San Fernando, Pampanga: the first concrete pouring for the Mykonos Tower, the groundbreaking of the Azure North Townvillas, and the inauguration of the completed Barbados Tower.