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    National Treasury sets auctions for P45 billion in government securities

    The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) is scheduled to auction next week P45 billion worth of treasury bills and bonds to help fund the government’s spending program for this year.

    Government rejects P2.5-billion MPTC direct negotiation offer for MCTEP

    The Public Estates Authority Tollway Corp. (PEATC) on Friday rejected the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) offer to buy out the interest of the government in the Manila Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP) for only P2.5 billion. 

    D&L Industries claims technologies to recycle single-use plastics

    Listed D&L Industries Inc. said Friday after years of research and development, it can now claim to be the first and only company in the country to offer technologies which allow the recycling of single-use plastics and other products considered low-value or non-recyclable.

    Growth across ASEAN 5 seen accelerated to 4.5 percent in latest WEO projections

    Economic growth across the ASEAN 5, collectively measured in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP) and which includes the Philippines, were to accelerate from last year's 4.1 percent to 4.5 percent this year, according to calculations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the latest iteration of the World Economic Outlook projections.

    “MPTC buyout offer to government stands, it’s dispute with PEATC notwithstanding”

    Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. on Tuesday said it remains interested in acquiring the government's stake at the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) even in the face of an ongoing dispute with its partner, the Public Estates Authority Tollway Corporation (PEATC), a unit of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA).

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    Baby bust economics: Filipinos hold button on pause

    The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.

    China recovery, e-Visa lift tourism outlook

    The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.

    PEZA smashes 2025 target with record growth

    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

    Global rail giants, SMC vie for NSCR O&M contract

    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.”

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