Metro Manila's office market entered a wait-and-see phase in the first half of 2026 as companies delayed leasing decisions to reassess how artificial intelligence will reshape their workplace needs, although demand continued to favor premium office buildings in prime business districts.
The Philippines is quickly carving out a place as one of Southeast Asia's most enthusiastic adopters of artificial intelligence, with Filipinos increasingly using Google's Gemini for work, creativity and customer service rather than just casual online queries.
The Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry is recalibrating its growth strategy, shifting its focus from expanding headcount to building an artificial intelligence-ready workforce as it targets more than USD50 billion in annual revenues by 2028.
Canadian companies' planned USD130.89 million (P8.03 billion) investments in the Philippines could mark the next phase of growth for the country's IT and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, with demand shifting toward higher-value digital services, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and global capability operations.
TELUS Digital Philippines is accelerating the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations, betting that responsible AI adoption and workforce upskilling will become key competitive advantages as businesses increasingly embrace automation.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has welcomed the creation of United Ube PH Association Inc., a unified national group aiming to strengthen and expand the Philippine ube industry. Formed following a July meeting convened by Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel Jr., the organization secured official registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month as a non-stock, non-profit entity. It unites farmers, cooperatives, processors, traders, exporters, researchers, and government representatives across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Nestlé Philippines has expressed optimism over the Department of Agriculture’s new dedicated office for coffee development, saying the unit will deliver stronger, more focused government support for the local industry.
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has cited the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) as a successful model for reducing system losses, urging other power cooperatives to follow its example.
The Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed on Monday that fuel prices will rise across the board this week, ending two consecutive weeks of reductions, as global oil markets remain volatile amid developments in the Middle East.