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Coral reefs usually get the glamour shots—bright, bustling, endlessly Instagrammable. But just a few meters away, swaying with far less fanfare, seagrass meadows are doing the real grunt work. If oceans were a movie set, corals would be the stars, while seagrass runs the lighting, sound, and logistics without which nothing works.

Approved investments by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) fell 23 percent in the first quarter to P45.53 billion, down from P58.95 billion a year earlier, as global uncertainties tempered capital commitments.

The US Chamber of Commerce has kept the Philippines at 36th place out of 55 economies in its 2026 International IP Index, unchanged from the previous year, despite noting incremental gains in the country’s intellectual property (IP) environment.

The Philippines is moving closer to the nationwide deployment of its Unified 911 Emergency Response System, a major modernization effort that aims to position the country among Asia’s most technologically advanced emergency response networks.