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Electricity spot market prices surge in April

Electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) rose by 30.6 percent in April, reaching an average of P5.36 per kilowatt-hour from P4.31 in March, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).

BPI named only PH bank in Best Workplaces 2026 list

Bank of the Philippine Islands has been named one of the Best Workplaces™ in the Philippines for 2026 by Great Place to Work, becoming the only bank in the country to make this year’s list.

DigiPlus credits bold pandemic pivot for online gaming rise

DigiPlus Interactive Corp. said its rise as the Philippines’ leading online gaming company began as a “leap of faith” when it shifted from traditional bingo halls to digital entertainment during the pandemic.

 Ayala Land, PTCEI team up to help elevate local tennis

Ayala Land, Inc. is ramping up Vermosa in Cavite as a premier destination for active, healthy living through a new partnership with the Philippine Tennis Center for Excellence, Inc. (PTCEI), formalized last month.

Leaders gather to explore blockchain, digital governance in PH

A major theme in the country’s growing digital transformation push is set to take center stage as Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 opens with a high-level forum focused on one idea: trust as critical infrastructure for the digital age.

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$1-B Laguna Lake solar project seen as region’s largest

Thailand’s Gunkul Engineering has partnered with local developer SunAsia Energy for a $1-billion floating solar project at Laguna Lake, set to deliver 1,000 MW capacity as Southeast Asia’s biggest of its kind.

Remote households to gain reliable power from upcoming microgrid bidding

The Department of Energy (DOE) is moving forward with plans to bring electricity to more than 100,000 currently unenergized households across the Philippines, through an upcoming competitive bidding process for microgrid services.

DA pushes palm oil expansion to cut imports, boost economy and support cleaner fuels

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is leading a major drive to expand the palm oil industry, aiming to cut the country’s heavy reliance on imports and build a local supply base that can also serve as feedstock for cleaner fuels.

NDA, Negros Occidental university team up for 50-ha dairy farm to boost regional industry

The National Dairy Authority (NDA) and Central Philippines State University (CPSU) have partnered to develop a 50-hectare dairy stock farm in Barangay Camingawan here, aiming to strengthen production, breeding, research and training across the Negros Island Region.
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