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.
Data from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in June shows that Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) holding the largest share of the power generation market at 24.30 percent, equivalent to 6.85 million kilowatts.
The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has welcomed new guidelines from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) that closes a regulatory loophole affecting imports of sugar-based feedstocks for bioethanol production.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up efforts to protect the Ifugao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, from threats including climate change, aging infrastructure, and shifting farming practices. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led an assessment visit to Banaue and Batad Rice Terraces over the weekend to review conditions and consult with local farmers and officials.