The government has moved to steady investor confidence in the automotive sector, assuring participants in the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program that long-promised incentives will be honored despite last year’s budget setback.
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) said it will work closely with government agencies to ensure the swift processing and release of its incentives under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of the program’s proposed 2026 budget allocation.
Philippine auto parts manufacturers are warning that the veto of funding for the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) could accelerate the decline of the country’s already fragile automotive manufacturing sector.
Following the veto of the budget for fiscal support to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) underscored the need for sustained government backing to ensure the country’s competitiveness in the automotive manufacturing sector.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling on more agricultural transporters to register for its free tollway program, aimed at keeping food supply steady and prices low during the ongoing national energy emergency.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is stepping up efforts to draw manufacturing investments in traditional hubs, pitching a proposed ecozone in Albay as a potential expansion site for Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co.
Aboitiz Foods unit Gold Coin Management Holdings Pte. Ltd., has acquired an aquaculture research and development facility in Singapore from Adisseo Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd..