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CREC sets $2B capex for 2026, flags weak peso as risk

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has set aside up to $2 billion in capital spending for 2026, double last year’s roughly $1 billion budget, as it ramps up renewable energy and battery storage projects.

Fuel prices seen rising by more than P1 per liter this week

Motorists should expect another big increase in fuel prices this Tuesday, with some products likely going up by more than P1 per liter.

Love, ledgers, and the price of forever

Getting married these days isn’t just about saying “I do.” It’s also saying yes to spreadsheets, supplier negotiations, and an accidental minor in macroeconomics—because love may be priceless, but weddings most certainly are not.

Megawide to start Baguio transport terminal construction by Q3 2026

Megawide Construction Corp. said it plans to begin construction of the P1.2-billion Baguio City Integrated Terminal (BCIT) by the third quarter of 2026, with completion expected in about two years.

DOTr fast-tracks major transport projects, ramps up spending

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is speeding up the construction of major transport projects and resolving right-of-way issues to improve the country’s transport system and boost the Philippines’ long-term competitiveness.

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Lawmaker urges urgent shift to E15 fuel blend to cut costs, save sugar industry

A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.

Mead Johnson relocates to Uptown Bonifacio hub

Mead Johnson, a United Kingdom-based nutrition company, is relocating its Philippine headquarters to Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig City, underscoring continued demand for premium office space from multinational firms.

Nickel Asia subsidiary provides P4.44M for Bataan power line expansion

Jobin-SQM Inc. (JSI), part of Nickel Asia Corp.’s clean energy unit Emerging Power Inc. (EPI), has handed over P4.44 million to the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) to fund the expansion of power lines in Bataan.

Solar irrigation brings big savings to CamSur farmers

Farmers in Camarines Sur now have a more affordable and reliable way to water their crops after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over P332 million worth of solar-powered irrigation systems.
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