Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport (APECO) is rolling out a P220-million infrastructure blitz to turn Northern Aurora’s Dinalungan–Casiguran–Dilasag (DiCaDi) corridor from postcard potential into an investable tourism gateway.
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is seeking the release of the remaining P7 billion from its P10-billion authorized capitalization to bankroll infrastructure and development projects designed to make the zone more attractive to investors.
US-based defense supply chain firm Anglicotech LLC has reaffirmed its investment commitment in the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO), signaling sustained confidence in the Philippines as a hub for defense, security, and logistics services.
A Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm is setting its sights on the Philippines’ eastern seaboard, with potential seaport development in Aurora now on its radar.
The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone Authority (APECO) has declared its return to the country’s investment map, reporting renewed investor interest and steady progress in long-stalled infrastructure as it rebuilds momentum after years of dormancy.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Saturday warned retailers against hoarding essential goods and engaging in profiteering, saying such illegal practices will not be tolerated as global tensions threaten to drive up oil prices and logistics costs.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative on Thursday, with Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in this town widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.”
The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds—and their products—from Indiana following confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received the 2026 “Reserve Manager” award from Central Banking, recognizing the Philippine central bank’s improvements in handling the country’s foreign currency reserves.