The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched competitive bidding for three airport development projects in Tacloban City, Leyte and Busuanga, Palawan, with a total approved budget exceeding P1.24 billion.
The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) is encouraging students to be mindful not just of their money, but also of the online content that guides their choices.
The government is set to expand food and nutrition assistance to about 750,000 low-income households through a EUR200-million financing facility for the Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition with Electronic Vouchers (REFUEL) Project.
The Philippine steel industry is targeting P1 trillion in finished steel production and 86 percent self-sufficiency by 2040 under a new industry roadmap designed to strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce the country’s reliance on imports.
BPI AIA Life Assurance Corp. has appointed Melissa Henson as its new chief executive officer, putting an executive with nearly two decades of banking and insurance experience at the helm as the bancassurance company enters its next phase of growth.
Jollibee strengthened its standing as one of the Philippines’ leading consumer brands after winning 11 awards at the 2026 Marketing Excellence Awards, led by a Gold award for Marketing Team of the Year.
Energy policy craftsmen are actively working to fulfill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to eliminate system loss charges from monthly electricity bills, pursuing a sustained policy push aimed at lowering energy costs across the country. The initiative targets both technical losses inherent in power distribution and non-technical losses caused by electricity theft, alongside the value-added tax (VAT) currently applied to these unconsumed kilowatt-hours.
ACEN Corp. posted a 411 percent jump in consolidated net income to P3.9 billion in the first half of 2026, from P763 million a year earlier, the Ayala Group energy firm said Tuesday.
To shield domestic livestock producers from market disruption caused by foreign supply spikes, the Department of Agriculture has activated special safeguard duties on select imported meat products. Issued under Department Order No. 24, series of 2026, by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., the directive establishes temporary protective tariffs after government monitoring confirmed that incoming import volumes crossed official safety thresholds.