The digital economy grew 7.7 percent larger in 2023 to P2.05 trillion from only P1.90 trillion the year before, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.
The country' local output expansion, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), is forecast to accelerate to 5.9 percent this year from last year's 5.6 percent, the sovereign credit watcher Standard and Poor's said in commentaries published at its website.
The Department of Agriculture has pursued a four-year development plan converting over a dozen ill-equipped seaports across the islands into agri-logistics hubs at the cost of P30.1 billion.
The number of building permits issued in Feburary declined from the year-earlier period but the size of the real estate developments and their total value surged, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed, suggesting strong growth for the construction and property sectors in the months ahead.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed for the government to intervene and help clear the impediment thrown at its 500-kiloVolt transmission project in Cavite that risks the delivery of electricity not only in Luzon and Metro Manila but even beyond.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its 2025 investment target, approving P260.89 billion worth of projects and beating its P250-billion goal, while posting a 21.91 percent increase from the P214 billion recorded in 2024.p
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday that strong interest from San Miguel Corp. and major local and international firms in the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance (O&M) contract is “very encouraging.”
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a comprehensive review of an ambitious goat breeding program launched under the Duterte administration but left chronically underfunded, after state auditors flagged widespread animal deaths linked to poor care.
Dyna Drug Corp. has partnered with First Gen Corp. to run its warehouse operations on renewable energy, marking a shift toward more sustainable business practices.