The Philippines' export sector is proving surprisingly resilient in an increasingly uncertain global economy, posting its 16th straight month of growth and giving trade officials fresh reason to double down on programs aimed at helping local exporters compete abroad.
Chinese bearing manufacturer C&U Group is ramping up its Philippine expansion with a USD132 million investment in its Sto. Tomas, Batangas facility, further cementing the country’s role in the company’s global manufacturing network.
A Chinese automotive engineering company is exploring a partnership to help develop a Philippine electric vehicle (EV) brand, signaling fresh momentum behind Manila’s drive to localize the country’s fast-growing EV industry.
The government is seeking to expand the P2-billion financing pool for a program helping public transport operators transition to electric vehicles (EVs), as demand grows among transport groups and delivery riders looking for cleaner and more cost-efficient mobility options.
Chinese steel giant Panhua Group is set to launch the first phase of its $1-billion integrated steel manufacturing project in the Philippines next month, marking one of the country’s biggest foreign industrial investments in recent years.
The Philippines' housing pipeline is showing signs of strain, not because buyers have disappeared, but because fewer projects are making it through the regulatory process.
Bronze never looked this bright. Gilas Pilipinas Youth U16 are set to fly home from Tokyo with bronze medals around their necks after an inspired run in the 2026 Infroneer B.League U16 Challenge Cup, proving they belonged among Asia's rising basketball stars.
Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) said construction of its 600-megawatt Wawa Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Project has reached 18.65 percent completion, as executives from Japan's Kansai Electric Power Co. visited the site following their investment in the strategic energy storage facility.
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) has endorsed the government's newly launched Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS), while reaffirming a P7-billion investment to locally manufacture hybrid electric vehicles, making it one of the first major automakers to commit production under the country's new electrification roadmap.