The National Food Authority will need P16.3 billion next year to procure the country's target rice buffer stock and additional budget to upgrade storage capacity.
AirAsia Philippines on Tuesday projected strong operational performance in the second half this year on the basis of heightened willingness among Filipinos to spend on travel.
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose nearly 14 percent in the first four months of the year to 2.12 million, with foreign visitors led by tourists from South Korea.
PLDT Inc. is at a crossroad on the subject of its data center business but firm on arriving at a decision by June this year on whether the business is sold off or alternatively retained as a public or listed real estate investment trust (REIT) entity.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCCDA) on Friday said it is open to the idea of selling its stake at the Subic Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) but only if the price is right.
The government is moving to safeguard fuel and fertilizer supplies for the sugar industry as the sector enters the most resource-intensive phase of the harvest season.
Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to reduce Passenger Service Charges (PSC) and airport navigation fees in airports operated by the agency.
Universal Robina Corp., the listed food unit of the Gokongwei Group, posted modest revenue growth last year but saw profits ease as unusually high coffee input costs squeezed margins, highlighting how volatile commodity prices continue to challenge food manufacturers.
Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday called for urgent de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, warning that prolonged conflict could ripple across global energy markets and threaten Southeast Asia’s fragile economic recovery.