Century Properties Group Inc. (CPGI) is adding 3,265 homes worth a combined P6.35 billion to its portfolio through two new developments in Laguna and Batangas, targeting workers near major industrial and employment hubs in CALABARZON.

United Laboratories, Ayala Corp. and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. emerged as the highest-ranked Philippine employers in TIME’s Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers 2027 list, with all three making the regional top 50 in a ranking of 500 companies.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is scrambling to correct coordinate errors in eight farm-to-market road (FMR) projects that could cost them funding, while insisting the disputed entries were part of the executive branch’s original 2027 budget proposal and not congressional insertions.

The Philippines is pursuing a regional insurance mechanism that would build multi-year disaster coverage into infrastructure projects financed by development partners, potentially reducing the government’s exposure to mounting reconstruction costs after typhoons, floods and other calamities.

Fintech lender Skyro is strengthening its credit evaluation capabilities through access to a wider pool of borrower information, as it expands beyond purchase financing into broader consumer financial services.

A single legislative district failing to meet the minimum signature requirement could invalidate the entire Dapat Isa Lang people’s initiative for an anti-political dynasty law, putting pressure on organizers to secure support across all congressional districts, not just build a large national tally.

The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PHILEXPORT) is urging the government to extend tax relief to small businesses with annual sales of up to P20 million, saying unresolved tax liabilities are tying up funds that could otherwise support production, technology upgrades and jobs across export supply chains.

Metrobank has rolled out EntrepRISE, a financial wellness seminar series helping business clients across Luzon navigate economic shifts and plan for growth. Launched this year, sessions in North Luzon, Metro Manila, and South Luzon gathered nearly 100 clients from various sectors.

Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) and Shell Pilipinas Corporation have officially renewed their partnership for the Tapon to Ipon program, extending a collaboration first launched in 2023 to expand post-consumer PET bottle collection and recycling across the country.