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The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has stepped up the government’s farm modernization efforts, delivering over 1,700 farm machines across the country in the first half of 2026 to boost the productivity, resilience and profitability of local rice farming.

Wipro Consumer Care International, the FMCG division of Wipro Enterprises, has signed a definitive agreement to fully take over S Brands Consumer Care Inc., one of the leading personal care companies in the Philippines.

The Philippines' growing role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain is expected to provide an important buffer against slowing growth, higher oil prices and lingering trade uncertainties, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).

AG&P Industrial is betting that the next wave of global infrastructure spending will require bigger factories, faster execution and smarter manufacturing, prompting the company to build a new 85-hectare fabrication yard in Batangas that will significantly expand its production capacity.

BDO Unibank, Inc. reported a net income of ₱40.7 billion for the first half of 2026, a modest increase from the ₱40.6 billion recorded in the same period a year earlier, supported by steady performance across its core business segments, with return on equity reaching 12.7 percent.