Korean and Philippine state agencies and corporations recently started construction on a new rice seed processing facility and warehouse with cold storage, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties.
Normalizing coal and nickel prices undermined earnings of DMCI Holdings Inc., sending the nine-month net income of the diversified engineering conglomerate down 28 percent to P20 billion from P27.6 billion in the year-earlier period.
Close to a hundred power generation projects generating 25,511.066 megawatts (MW) have been cleared for system impact studies (SIS) with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), according to the Department of Energy (DOE).
The budget deficit widened in September this year to P179.5 billion, just a shade under 60 percent from last year's P119.9 billion and the result of far more expenses this year than there were receipts generated, the Bureau of the Treasury said.
Businesses covered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) electronic invoicing mandate have until year-end to upgrade billing and accounting systems, potentially adding to software, technology and training costs.
The Philippines is pushing for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union to protect preferential market access and shield exporters from higher tariffs as the country moves closer to losing eligibility for the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).
The United Kingdom is seeking to deepen trade and investment ties with the Philippines without waiting for Manila’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), signaling a parallel approach to bilateral and regional economic integration.
Taiwan-based CQS Precision Die Casting Inc. is expanding into the Philippines with a new manufacturing facility in Batangas, adding robotics production to the industrial mix at LIMA Estate.