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DOTr finally rolls out single-stage bid process for NAIA

The government on Wednesday rolled out a single-stage bidding process to rehabilitate, optimize and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country's main international gateway. 

Balisacan: Farmers suffer if government cuts rice price to P20/kilo

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Wednesday the government could drastically bring down rice prices but warned that millions of rice farmers would be adversely affected if productivity stays at current levels.

BSP retains caps on credit card transactions

The policy-making Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has kept the maximum charge on the unpaid credit card balances unchanged at 3 percent a month.

Budget department wants government Procurement Act updated

The Department of Budget and Management unveiled on Tuesday a proposal to update the 20-year-old procurement law to help speed up government spending and bolster economic activity.

BOP deficit reverses to seven-month surplus of $2.21 billion

The Philippines in July this year continued to report far more foreign currency-denominated expenses than earnings although the shortfall, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said, has sharply diminished on both annual and monthly basis.

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Philippine hotel pipeline to exceed 40,000 rooms

The Philippine hotel industry is poised to expand its investment pipeline beyond 40,000 rooms over the next five years, underscoring developers’ longer-term confidence in tourism despite mounting geopolitical and travel-cost risks.

Gov’t weighs EV tariff extension, calibrated incentives

The government is weighing a longer extension of zero tariffs on electric vehicles but wants to recalibrate incentives so stronger EV demand eventually translates into local assembly, manufacturing investment, and a wider charging network.

PEZA eyes record investment haul on P200B pipeline

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is poised to exceed its investment registration target this year, with a roughly P200-billion pipeline of major projects potentially pushing approvals past its previous record.

RCBC wins two 2026 Philippine Quill Awards

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) won two honors at the 2026 Philippine Quill Awards for communication campaigns aimed at widening access to formal financial services and bringing digital banking closer to underserved Filipinos.

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