Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (PSE: FNI), one of the country’s top nickel ore producers, earned a major regional honor after its legal team was named In-House Team of the Year (Construction and Real Estate) at the 2025 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Southeast Asia Law Awards held in Singapore.
Platinum Group Metals Corp. said it has dispatched its first nickel ore shipment for 2025, kicking off a promising operational year for the mining arm in Surigao del Norte of diversified and listed conglomerate Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc.
The Philippines saw its net financial obligations to foreign lenders and investors expand to $65.6 billion as of end-June 2026, equivalent to 13.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is a reflection of what the country owns abroad versus what it owes to foreign entities. Preliminary balance sheet figures show this liability expanded from $55.0 billion, or 11.2 percent of GDP, recorded at the end of March 2026.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Aboitiz Economic Estates are expanding an investor-assistance program designed to turn investment commitments into operating projects faster as international interest in the Luzon Economic Corridor grows.
The government is stepping up preparations for the expected impact of Super El Niño, rolling out measures to protect farms, water supplies, power systems and communities from extreme heat and prolonged drought.