The Philippine Competition Commission has given the green light for Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. to proceed with the acquisition of beverage maker Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc.
Above-target inflation averaging 6 percent in 2023 is forecast in January this year to have averaged no more than 3.6 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Wednesday.
Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Wednesday the political bickering sparked by efforts to revise the 1987 Constitution could undermine the economy, whose growth prospects this year are already under threat from El Nino and global geopolitical risks.
The country's continued economic expansion in 2023, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), eased sharply to only 5.6 percent in the final quarter and came even lower than the revised output expansion of 6 percent in the third quarter.
The Philippines Statistics Authority on Tuesday announced an upward revision in the third quarter economic growth data, lifting gross domestic production expansion to 6.0 percent in the July-September quarter from an earlier estimate of 5.9 percent.
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has expanded its domestic network with the launch of new flights to Siargao from Clark and Cebu, the flag carrier announced on Wednesday.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has pledged to resolve persistent issues surrounding the country's net metering program, emphasizing a coordinated push to streamline application processes and reduce bureaucratic barriers.
PLDT Inc. on Wednesday announced transitioning 17 of its high-power-consuming facilities, including its main offices in Makati City, to renewable energy (RE) under the Competitive Retail Electricity Market (CREM) program.
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is visiting Malaysia and the Philippines this week in a bid to bolster defence cooperation and reaffirm Australia’s strategic engagement in Southeast Asia.