Top Line Business Development Corp. is stepping up its expansion drive while tapping capital markets, filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a follow-on offering of up to P1.5 billion in perpetual preferred shares.

CALABARZON emerged as the country’s unemployment hotspot in 2025, underscoring a mismatch between labor participation and job creation in one of the Philippines’ most industrialized corridors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The latest World Happiness Report, released on March 20 to mark the International Day of Happiness, offers a split-screen view of global wellbeing, with steady gains on one side and growing unease on the other as social media reshapes the lives of the young.

RL Commercial REIT Corp. (RCR), the real estate investment trust of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), said it could easily double its portfolio to around 2 million square meters within the next year.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has secured P50 million to start distributing fuel subsidies to farmers affected by rising oil prices.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) will hold a public consultation on April 7, 2026, for the proposed Paculago Small Reservoir Irrigation Project in Sta. Maria, Isabela.

The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines is calling for faster development of the country’s capital markets, warning that sustaining economic growth will require broader, more reliable sources of long-term funding.

The peso is likely to stay under pressure after breaking the 60:$1 mark, with volatility risks skewed to the upside, according to analyst Michael Ricafort. The currency closed at a record P60.10 on March 19 as renewed Middle East tensions drove oil prices higher—fueling inflation concerns and widening the country’s trade gap.

Fuel prices across the country are expected to rise sharply this week, with diesel likely to see another double-digit increase, according to a local fuel retailer.