The Philippines attracted strong investor interest for its maiden Sukuk bond offer, allowing one of Asia’s most active sovereign borrower to price the debt paper at a lower profit rate.
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) is strongly opposed to the planned increase next year of the premium contribution to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), saying the state health insurer needs to improve its services first.
Newly appointed agriculture secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has pledged to focus on reducing rice importation during his tenure — a commitment made Wednesday during the Ugnay Palay: 35th National Rice R4D Conference at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) wants to extend for a month the submission of bids for the P171-billion contract to rehabilitate, optimize and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing new generation assets and a key transmission link to secure Panay Island’s power supply and support Western Visayas’ growth.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched its Financial Education Roadshow on Tuesday at the BSP Visayas Regional Office. The initiative aims to boost financial education and inclusion across regions, and also introduced the proposed National Strategy for Financial Education.
NephroPlus Philippines has expanded its dialysis network to 53 clinics nationwide as it seeks to broaden access to kidney care while strengthening prevention and early-detection programs in local communities.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) formalized a five-year partnership Tuesday to deploy Earth observation, geospatial tools, and AI for strengthening agriculture, fisheries, disaster response, and climate resilience. The collaboration uses satellite data to speed up damage detection, improve irrigation planning, and shield food production from floods, droughts, and other risks.