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Philippine egg producers are joining forces to build the country’s emerging cage-free market, forming the first industry association focused on production as demand grows from hospitality, foodservice, and corporate buyers.

The Philippine coconut industry is emerging as a major export growth driver, with shipments surging 34 percent to USD3.6 billion in 2025 as the government seeks to capture more global demand for higher-value coconut products.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday delivered a preemptive 25-basis-point rate hike and left the door open to further tightening as stubborn inflationary pressures threaten to keep prices above the central bank’s target range.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to modernize the country’s egg industry during a visit to the P300-million processing facility of the Batangas Egg Producers Multipurpose Cooperative (BEPCO) here, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr.