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Southwest Luzon Power expects outage of power unit until August

Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp. said Friday it is extending the unplanned outage of its Unit 1 coal-fired power plant, with a dependable capacity...

Maynilad seeks public pulse in water treatment plant expansion hearing

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. is assessing via public hearing the sentiment of constituents on the proposed expansion of its Putatan water...

Philippines jobless rate eases in May to 4.3%, lowest since December

Unemployment rate in the Philippines eased in May to its lowest in six months,  with the economy creating over 2.1 million new jobs over...

Ayala Land buys back 1.15 million shares; remaining budget P17 billion

Ayala Land Inc., the property arm of the Ayala Group, said Friday it bought back from the stock market a total 1.15 million shares...

PLDT, Smart hail signing of EO 32, back ARTA, gov’t workshop for more efficient telco infra rollouts

Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc (Smart) have hailed the issuance of Executive Order No. 32 streamlining...

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Philippines puts World Bank fiscal reforms to test

The Philippine government is moving to translate the World Bank’s Public Finance Review into concrete fiscal reforms, with economic officials stressing that better tax collection and spending will matter only if recommendations result in measurable improvements for citizens.

AI adoption outpaces readiness in Philippine schools

Artificial intelligence is gaining ground in Philippine classrooms, but schools are struggling to keep institutional strategies and teacher training aligned with adoption, pointing to a readiness gap as higher education expands AI-enabled learning.

Unilever cuts operational emissions 77%, expands supplier efforts

Unilever Philippines has cut its operational greenhouse gas emissions by 77 percent from 2015 levels as of end-2025, while expanding decarbonization efforts across its supply chain as the consumer goods company works toward its net-zero targets.

Government to fund NCR wage hike for small firms

The government will subsidize the P60 daily wage increase for eligible small businesses in Metro Manila for three months, as authorities seek to help employers manage higher labor costs while protecting jobs and business operations.
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