Holcim Philippines has expanded its nationwide road safety campaign ahead of the opening of classes, reinforcing efforts to reduce traffic accidents by educating drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and communities about one of the most overlooked hazards on the road: vehicle blind spots.
Holcim is selling its Philippine operations to China-based Huaxin Building Materials in a transaction valued at USD807 million, marking a major shift in the ownership landscape of one of the country’s biggest cement producers.
AG&P Industrial is betting that the next wave of global infrastructure spending will require bigger factories, faster execution and smarter manufacturing, prompting the company to build a new 85-hectare fabrication yard in Batangas that will significantly expand its production capacity.
The Philippine steel industry is urging the government to move faster in adopting mandatory seismic-grade reinforcing steel bars, arguing that every month of delay leaves buildings and lives unnecessarily exposed in one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.