Jollibee Foods Corp. is accelerating its Canadian expansion, signing its first multi-unit franchise deal in British Columbia and lining up 26 new restaurants that could nearly double its Canadian footprint within five years.
Philippine markets may stay on edge as investors juggle Middle East risks, oil prices and the next move by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, but fading rate-hike bets are giving both the peso and stocks some breathing room.
The Philippine electronics industry is raising its 2026 growth forecast to 10 percent as artificial intelligence, data centers and the technologies powering them drive a fresh wave of demand, putting exports on track to break the USD50-billion mark for the first time.