The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD1.45 billion loan package representing the second and final tranche of financing for the Malolos–Clark Railway Project (MCRP), a key infrastructure initiative under the Philippine government’s North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) system.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast that the Philippine economy will grow at a robust pace of 6.0 percent in 2025 and 6.1 percent in 2026, driven by strengthened domestic demand and sustained public investment. This growth follows a 5.6 percent expansion in 2024.
Filipino as consumers turned more cautious in the fourth quarter of 2025 while businesses became more optimistic, underscoring a mixed economic outlook that remains important for macroeconomic policy, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) announced that motorists may pass through its toll expressways for free during selected hours over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Couchbase, Inc. has announced the general availability of Couchbase AI Services, a new set of tools designed to help enterprises build, deploy and manage agentic AI applications in production environments.
Home Credit Philippines will hold a bigger edition of its Takbo Para sa Life fun run in 2026, following the strong turnout of its first event in February 2025.