The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has eased compliance rules for micro enterprises, exempting more small businesses from submitting audited financial statements as part of their regular reporting.

Visa has signed a new debit partnership with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), a move that significantly expands access to digital payments for RCBC customers in the Philippines. Under the agreement, RCBC will issue Visa debit cards, allowing customers to pay at millions of Visa-accepted merchant locations worldwide, both in stores and online.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is sharpening its global promotions strategy, refocusing its tourism push toward emerging and high-value markets as it tempers expectations amid budget limitations, infrastructure gaps, and air connectivity constraints.

Listed renewable energy developer Raslag Corp. plans to spend between P2 billion and P3 billion in capital expenditures this year, a sharp increase from only around P500 million last year, as it moves from project preparation to actual construction and equipment procurement.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects to award the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) by the fourth quarter of 2026, a key milestone for one of the country’s biggest and most important transport projects.

A P3.3-billion SMX Convention Center, billed as the largest in the Philippines, will rise in Cebu by the third quarter of 2026, cementing the city’s position as a premier hub for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

MacroAsia Mining Corp. (MMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of MacroAsia Corp. (MAC), has secured a major regulatory green light for its Infanta Nickel Project after the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) approved its declaration of mining project feasibility.

Enterprises across Asia Pacific are rapidly shifting from AI experimentation to production, with 96 percent planning to increase AI investment by an average of 15 percent in 2026, according to the Lenovo CIO Playbook 2026, commissioned by Lenovo with insights from IDC.

Zen LifeSciences Inc. is making a major P1.2-billion investment in local pharmaceutical manufacturing, announcing plans to build a state-of-the-art production facility at the Luisita Industrial Park–Special Economic Zone in Tarlac.