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Asialink Finance in partnerships expanding EV mobility financing

Asialink Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading non-bank financial institution, has sealed strategic partnerships with CBEV Transport Technology Inc. (CarBEV), VinFast Fairview, and PeekUp to boost electric vehicle (EV) financing and support sustainable mobility in the Philippines. The agreements were signed during a ceremony at AFC’s office.

APECO secured P18B deals, eyes strategic role 

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) has secured investment pledges worth P18 billion in less than three years, underscoring growing investor interest in the eastern seaboard ecozone as the government pushes to diversify growth centers and strengthen national economic resilience.

From fry boxes to fuel, McDonald’s recycles

What happens to plastic waste after the last burger is served and the dining tables are cleared? McDonald’s Philippines wants the answer to be something more productive than a trip to the landfill.

Foundations collaborate to bring financial education to PSHS

The Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation (BPIF) and the Philippine Science High School Foundation Inc. (PSHSFI) have signed an agreement to launch the FinEd Unboxed program across the PSHS community. Formalized at the PSHS Main Campus, this makes PSHS BPIF’s third partner school for 2026.

Mapúa relaunches program to build climate-resilient communities 

In 2025, the Philippines ranked first globally in disaster risk, with a score of 46.56, due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire and Typhoon Belt. Officials warn that climate hazards combined with unplanned development worsen danger, especially in cities and coastal zones.

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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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