Nearly 95 percent of Philippine exports to the United Arab Emirates will now enjoy preferential tariff treatment, giving Filipino manufacturers a sharp competitive edge under the newly signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Department of Trade and Industry said.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is stepping up scrutiny of last-mile delivery practices as complaints mount over parcels being prematurely tagged as “delivered” or “returned to sender,” leaving online shoppers empty-handed and out of pocket.
The Philippines saw fewer Filipinos take the leap into solo entrepreneurship in 2025, as new business name registrations slid 15 percent to 879,304, down from 938,681 a year earlier.
Online sellers received a boost after the Department of Trade and Industry announced it will defer mandatory registration under the Philippine Trustmark program, extending the voluntary phase until December 31, 2026, from the earlier 2025 deadline.
The National Dairy Authority (NDA) has received 1,419 pregnant dairy cattle from Australia — its first such import in nearly three years — to grow the country’s dairy herd and raise domestic milk production.
Motorists and households will welcome a bigger price drop for gasoline this week, but diesel users face higher costs as fuel companies implement mixed changes for the third week running, the Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed Monday.
Businesses in Cebu and across the Visayas must invest in more resilient power systems as structural grid challenges are expected to persist through 2028, according to COREPLUS, a subsidiary of Vivant Energy.
San Miguel Corp. has reaffirmed its commitment to complete the new passenger terminal building at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan by the second quarter of 2027, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez announced Monday during the EJAP Infrastructure Forum 2026.