The country's balance of payments (BOP) position, or what is left after Manila's foreign-currency expenses are deducted from its foreign currency earnings, posted a significant shift in December 2024, registering a deficit of USD1.5 billion, reversing the USD642 million surplus seen in the same month of 2023.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic about surpassing last year's rice production figures, with projections aiming for a new record in palay output this year.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Office of the Solicitor General, has filed a motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court to reverse a controversial ruling that allows commercial fishing vessels to access municipal waters, traditionally reserved for small-scale fishers under the Fisheries Code. The move comes as the DA warns that the decision could have serious legal and environmental consequences for the fishing industry.
Manuel V. Pangilinan, the long-serving chairman and CEO of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and PLDT Inc., has confirmed that both companies are facing significant succession issues as he approaches the twilight of his career.
Maynilad Water Services Inc., the West Zone water concessionaire, is in talks with banks for its planned initial public offering (IPO) on the Philippine Stock Exchange, as part of its mandatory listing requirement by 2027.
The country’s three largest telecommunications companies are set to jointly invest around $500 million to build a nationwide domestic submarine cable network, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has announced. DICT Secretary Henry Aguda confirmed that PLDT Inc., Globe Telecom, and Converge ICT Solutions Inc. will carry out the project, which will create a far-reaching undersea fiber optic system running from Batanes in the north, looping around Palawan, and linking islands throughout the Visayas and Mindanao.
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has formalized a partnership with Japan’s Mitsui to test advanced nanotechnology designed to boost coconut farming, moving forward with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s goal of building a modern, technology-driven and sustainable agriculture sector that raises output and improves the lives of farmers.
Fresh agricultural goods from Davao Region have arrived in Saudi Arabia, marking a major commercial milestone that grew from talks held at an international trade exhibition in Dubai.
forward with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s goal of building a modern, tech-driven and sustainable agriculture sector that lifts productivity and improves farmers’ lives.