Lanson Place Mall of Asia has secured a major regional accolade, winning the Gold Award for Outstanding Architecture – Hotels/Resorts (Project Outside of Hong Kong) at the Build4Asia 2026 Awards.
The Board of Investments (BOI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) have strengthened their partnership to fast-track investments and position Mindanao as a major driver of economic growth in the Philippines.
A broad alliance of government agencies and industry groups is stepping up efforts to curb illicit trade, targeting an estimated P141 billion in lost revenues over the past two years through a coordinated enforcement and revenue-protection strategy.
InLife is stepping on the growth accelerator in 2026 after posting a strong 2025 performance, banking on wider insurance penetration, expanded employee benefits offerings, and faster digitalization to sustain momentum.
The country’s foreign currency reserves stood strong at $104.8 billion as of the end of August 2026, driven by higher global gold prices and earnings from foreign investments, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Although government withdrawals to pay off foreign debt offset some gains, the overall buffer remains well above global safety standards.
Pork farmgate prices have dropped sharply as domestic hog raisers rush sales ahead of the rainy season to avoid African swine fever (ASF) losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday. Higher output from last year’s price surge, not imports, drives the shift—production rose 5.6npercent in Q2 while farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent year-on-year.
The Philippine government has enough revenues to service its debt even without the proposed ProGRESS tax package, Malacañang said Monday, as the Marcos administration pushes reforms to strengthen fiscal capacity and provide targeted tax relief.