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The Marcos administration has approved the 2026 Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP), a move that economic managers say will sharpen the country's investment strategy by channeling incentives toward industries expected to drive future growth, job creation, and economic transformation.

Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mindanao earlier today, AboitizPower confirmed it is closely monitoring all facilities to maintain safe, reliable service. Most generation sites operated without issue; Therma South in Davao City had a brief outage but reconnected to the grid by 1:07 PM.

Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Sarangani Bay, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is closely tracking telecom services across affected regions. Globe reported full operations, while Smart remains largely functional with only weak signal issues noted in parts of General Santos City, even after successfully sending emergency alerts.

Following a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake offshore Sarangani province, Globe Telecom has launched its disaster response measures as PHIVOLCS issued a tsunami warning for Southern Mindanao coasts, calling for immediate evacuation to higher ground.

Malacañang has rejected allegations that the Philippines lacks adequate safeguards against forced labor, pushing back against findings in a recent United States Trade Representative (USTR) review that could potentially expose certain Philippine exports to additional tariffs.