The early effects of El Niño are beginning to bite, with fishery losses in the Magat Dam area swelling to an estimated P100 million as receding water levels trigger fish kills in Ifugao and Isabela.
The Bistro Group, following its acquisition by Bounty Fresh Group Holdings affiliate Inoza Business Holdings Inc., is convinced that Filipinos still have a healthy appetite for dining out, and is investing nearly P1 billion to make sure there are more tables waiting.
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has appointed three new members to its board of directors during its recent annual stockholders’ meeting, while keeping top officials in their posts.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is moving succeeding UPLIFT cash assistance payouts to GCash through December 2026, giving qualified households a digital option for receiving government aid as the agency targets 7.5 million beneficiaries.
San Miguel Corp. said its power generation arm plans to sell 21.4 million shares in Manila Electric Co. to Metro Pacific Investment Corp., potentially reshaping the ownership mix of the country’s largest power distributor.
Water treatment usually sounds reassuringly dull: filters, pipes, perhaps a little chlorine doing its invisible housekeeping. Now, engineers are proposing something rather more dramatic—turning ordinary water into a chemistry lab capable of dismantling antibiotic-resistant bacteria and, crucially, the genetic material they leave behind.
DP World is adding new logistics capacity across Southeast Asia as manufacturers and retailers race to make regional supply chains faster and more resilient, with facilities in the Philippines and Kuala Lumpur due to open later this year.