The decision to scrap the Revitalizing the Automotive Industry for Competitiveness Enhancement (RACE) program has drawn a measured response from Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), the country’s largest vehicle assembler, which had been preparing for the initiative’s rollout as early as last year.
AC Mobility said the shift to electric mobility in the Philippines is gathering pace as the company ramps up investments in infrastructure critical to supporting broader electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
The Philippine government has scrapped its long-planned Revitalizing the Automotive Industry for Competitiveness Enhancement (RACE) program, opting instead to fast-track a new incentive framework focused on electric vehicles, a senior investment official said.
The Department of Finance said Monday the Philippines is on track to produce its first locally manufactured hybrid vehicles, as Mitsubishi Motors Corp. advances plans to set up dedicated hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) production at its Philippine unit’s plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
Grab Philippines is accelerating its shift to eco-mobility, expanding the rollout of its GrabTaxi Electric service as electric vehicle (EV) adoption gains momentum across the country.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. has expanded its investment in Ayala Corp. through a share purchase valued at roughly P44.5 billion, lifting its economic ownership from 4.7 percent to 15 percent and its voting interest to 20 percent, at an agreed price of P650 per common share.
Major fuel firms are rolling out another round of steep price rises, marking the third consecutive week of big adjustments and prompting companies to split the increases across two days to soften immediate impact.
The Philippine government launched the milk component of the 2026 School-Based Feeding Program at Quirino Elementary School in Quezon City on Monday, bringing locally produced milk to about 4.6 million learners nationwide while building a reliable market for Filipino dairy farmers.
Broader use of alternative data, coupled with risk-based regulation and stronger consumer safeguards, could help widen formal credit access for Filipino microentrepreneurs, according to digital lender Tala.