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Maersk service boosts Iloilo’s gateway ambitions further 

The arrival of Maersk's PH6 service at the Visayas Container Terminal (VCT) in Iloilo marks more than the addition of another shipping route. It signals the growing importance of Western Visayas in the country's evolving logistics landscape and strengthens Iloilo's role as a regional trade gateway.

DigiPlus climbs to top half of Fortune SEA 500

Gaming firm DigiPlus Interactive Corp. has made the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list for the third year running, moving up eight places to rank 215th — placing it in the top half of the rankings.

Reopened Strait of Hormuz allows gov’t focus on El Niño preparations

The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomes on Tuesday the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a U.S.-Iran peace deal. This shipping route had been closed for over 100 days, pushing up costs for fuel, fertilizer, and transport worldwide.

Asticom joins Workday Partner Program to bring global HR and finance tech to PH

Asticom Holding Co. Inc. has joined the Workday Partner Program, making Workday’s Human Capital Management (HCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions available to businesses in the Philippines.

Marcos eyes economic recovery from Middle East peace deal

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed reports of a US-Iran agreement on Tuesday, saying a lasting peace could help ease pressure on the global economy and bring relief to countries struggling with elevated fuel prices and economic uncertainty.

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PH to make energy security key ASEAN agenda

The Philippines will use its ASEAN chairmanship to push for stronger regional safeguards against energy supply disruptions and faster cross-border power connectivity as Southeast Asian energy ministers meet in Manila this week.

₱3.8-B fuel subsidy for agri sector beneficiaries kicks off this month

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that around 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk, and agricultural haulers will receive ₱3 billion in fuel subsidies starting this month, aiding the sector amid El Niño impacts and persistently high fuel costs.

Visayas power probe pushes transparency, reliability, consumer protection 

Therma Visayas told lawmakers that it sources coal from Indonesia and uses the Indonesian Coal Index in its power supply agreements, as a House inquiry into electricity reliability in the Visayas turned attention to both supply security and pricing transparency.

DA ramps up El Niño preparations drawing on past preparations 

The Department of Agriculture is bolstering full-scale preparations for an intense El Niño, applying hard-won experience to safeguard farm output, secure food supplies, and protect farmers and fisherfolk from harm.
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