The US is tying regional security to economic resilience in Southeast Asia, using the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference in Manila to reaffirm its Indo-Pacific commitment while linking Middle East stability to the protection of global trade routes.
The Philippines and Oman are looking to transform decades of labor cooperation into a broader economic partnership as both countries pursue stronger trade, investment and business links.
AIA Philippines, formerly Philam Life and part of the global AIA Group, along with its bancassurance venture BPI AIA Life Assurance Corporation, have secured a combined total of 458 qualifiers for the Million Dollar Round Table for 2026—the highest number recorded by any entity in the Philippines.
Agriculture’s flaghip P20 per kilogram rice program has pushed total sales for the Kadiwa ng Pangulo rolling stores past the P4.4 billion mark over a four-year period.