The labor market strengthened in October as more Filipinos streamed into the workforce, even as unemployment rose from last year’s lows, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed Wednesday.
Spanish renewable energy developer Grupo Enhol is sizing up the Philippines for its next wave of clean-power projects, signaling rising foreign confidence in the country’s shifting energy landscape.
Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s market debut came with a splash and a safety net. UBS AG Singapore Branch, acting as the stabilization agent for the utility’s initial public offering, snapped up a hefty 144.3 million Maynilad shares during the stabilization window after the stock slipped below its P15 IPO price.
The Aboitiz Group is tightening its grip on the Philippine real estate landscape as it moves to integrate Aboitiz Land and Aboitiz Economic Estates (AEE) into a single property arm.
The Department of Energy (DOE) expects strong investment momentum in the country's renewable energy (RE) sector to continue after the Board of Investments (BOI) reported that energy projects made up the largest share of approved investments from January to November 2025.
The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.
The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its 2025 investment target, approving P260.89 billion worth of projects and beating its P250-billion goal, while posting a 21.91 percent increase from the P214 billion recorded in 2024.p
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday that strong interest from San Miguel Corp. and major local and international firms in the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance (O&M) contract is “very encouraging.”