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DA bats for $108.88-M in agri-food projects

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has bared a $108.88 million agrifood investment portfolio focused on mango, abaca, seaweeds, and bamboo at the 2025 Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum during the World Food Forum hosted by the FAO on 14 October this year.

Strong IPOs begin long before listing day—Unicapital

As the Philippine initial public offering (IPO) market continues to feel the drag of global headwinds in 2024 and 2025, investor sentiment remains cautious and companies are in no rush to go public. Yet while the pipeline may be quiet, it is far from empty — especially in sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, energy, consumer goods, and tech-enabled services, where growth potential still sparks investor interest.

Maynilad launches country’s second-largest IPO at P34.35B

Maynilad Water Services Inc. has priced its initial public offering at P15 per share, aiming to raise up to P34.35 billion ($588 million), making it the second largest IPO in Philippine history after Monde Nissin’s P48.6-billion debut in 2021.

Globe unit helping drive digital shift in retail and supply chain

Globe Business is positioned as a key enabler of digital transformation for retailers, marketers, and supply chain leaders, offering integrated solutions powered by data, MarTech, collaboration tools, and dependable connectivity.

Dizon vows full DPWH overhaul to end corruption

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday pledged a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to eliminate long-standing corruption and ensure public funds benefit Filipinos.

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Paraguay pushes trade, investment, ties with Philippines

Paraguay is seeking to strengthen trade, investment, and diplomatic ties with the Philippines and the broader Southeast Asian region, President Santiago Peña said Monday during the signing of key bilateral agreements.

Travel groups urge clearer BIR tax rules

Leading Philippine travel associations are pressing the government to clarify tax rules for agency transactions, warning that inconsistent interpretations by Revenue District Offices (RDOs) are driving up compliance costs and sparking audit disputes.

Yindjibarndi Energy renewable venture starts construction

Yindjibarndi Energy Corp., a partnership between the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corp. and Philippine-listed renewable energy firm ACEN Corp., will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region after reaching Financial Close and securing a 30-year power purchase agreement with Rio Tinto.

Finance, real estate drive PH FDI growth

Foreign direct investments (FDIs) flowing into the Philippines reached a net inflow of US$590 million in February 2026, bringing the total for the first two months of the year to US$1 billion, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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