The Land Bank of the Philippines is expanding its push to bankroll grassroots enterprise with a new lending program designed to widen, simplify and tailor financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
L’Oréal Philippines is widening its push to develop the next generation of beauty and social commerce entrepreneurs, expanding its Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) E-Beauty Advisor (e-BA) Program across Luzon in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), local governments, and academic institutions.
The Department of Trade and Industry is set to unveil sharply reduced export targets for 2025—and for the remaining years of the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023–2028—at a December 4 launch expected to formally reset the country’s export trajectory.
Globe Telecom Inc, the financial technology and telecom unit of the Ayala Group, has warned that online piracy could undermine the growth of the Philippine creative industry, which the Department of Trade and Industry expects to contribute up to P2 trillion to gross domestic product this year.
Xurpas Inc. is paring back its regional footprint, approving the sale of its 49 percent equity stake in PT Sembilan Digital Investama (PT SDI)—an investment it has held since 2015—as it looks to free up cash and refocus resources.
The value of Philippine agricultural output rose to P1.77 trillion in 2025, up 2.6 percent from a year earlier—a solid showing that would have been stronger were it not for weather-related disruptions in the final quarter, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
The Philippine economy is expected to grow faster in the fourth quarter, helping soften what has been a weak second half of the year, though full-year growth will likely remain below the government’s target.