The government is considering a higher tax incentive ceiling for socialized and economic housing, a move seen as a bid to keep affordable homebuilding viable as construction costs continue to climb.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is stepping up scrutiny of last-mile delivery practices as complaints mount over parcels being prematurely tagged as “delivered” or “returned to sender,” leaving online shoppers empty-handed and out of pocket.
The country’s agricultural trade showed signs of stabilization in November 2025 as a sharp rebound in exports and a decline in imports helped narrow the trade deficit from October levels, even as the gap remained wider than in the same month last year.