Cebu cemented its rise as a premier meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) destination in Southeast Asia with the official launch of the Cebu MICE Guidebook during the ASEAN Tourism Forum’s Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) at the Mactan Expo in Mactan Newtown.
The Philippines is steering the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN–BAC) toward an action-first agenda, vowing to turn long-standing regional ambitions into measurable outcomes as it assumes the council’s chairship in 2026.
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), under newly installed president Donald Lim, is repositioning itself as a more outward-looking, action-oriented organization—one that aims to play a deeper role in nation-building while asserting a stronger private sector voice in ASEAN that ultimately benefits Filipinos.
The Philippines is setting a clear tone for its 2026 chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), positioning unity, continuity, and people-centered growth at the heart of its regional agenda.
BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest lender, will open on Wednesday a nearly two-week public offer of P5 billion in fixed-rate ASEAN Sustainability Bonds, with room to upsize should investor demand prove strong.
The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. is bringing its decades-long classroom donation program to TikTok in a bid to engage younger audiences.
Bank lending and money supply continued to expand in January 2026, indicating steady credit conditions in the financial system, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest data show that while credit growth remains strong, the pace of expansion has slightly moderated.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cracked down on fuel retailers that allegedly ignored the government-backed staggered fuel price increase scheme, issuing at least 55 show cause orders to stations suspected of irregular pricing practices.