Singapore-backed private equity firm ABC Impact is doubling down on its investment in Ayala Group's AC Health, with the healthcare expansion expected to create around 10,000 direct jobs across the Philippines by 2027 while accelerating the rollout of hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies nationwide.
AC Health is expanding its support for the government's universal healthcare drive by growing its network of clinics and pharmacies accredited under key Philippine Health Insurance Corp. outpatient benefit programs, widening access to free consultations, laboratory tests, and essential medicines.
AC Health Pharma is emerging as a formidable challenger in Philippine healthcare, stitching together a rapidly expanding ecosystem of pharmacies and primary care services aimed at bringing affordable, accessible healthcare within easier reach of millions of Filipinos.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will keep in place tighter documentation standards for all infrastructure projects, after the Senate removed 295 proposed projects valued at P8.8 billion from the 2027 national budget because of incomplete supporting papers.
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up safeguards to protect the country's rice sector as El Niño intensifies, drawing on years of improvements and hard-earned lessons to keep food supplies steady and prices stable.
As the country wraps up National Teachers’ Month, Globe and Ayala Foundation are rolling out a teacher-centered digital learning program to help public school educators meet each student at their own pace.
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is making the modernization of the country’s aging domestic shipping fleet its top priority, aiming to roll out safer, cleaner and more fuel-efficient vessels to boost inter-island transport across the archipelago.