Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. is reinforcing its commitment to local agriculture by expanding its partnership with Gulay Farmers, a non-profit organization that links smallholder farmers to formal retail markets.
Filipinos could see major changes in how healthcare is delivered and paid for over the next two years as the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) rolls out reforms aimed at strengthening primary care, expanding targeted benefits, and reshaping how hospitals are reimbursed.
The Philippine iron and steel industry is pressing regulators to fast-track the implementation of tougher construction standards, arguing that recent tragedies have underscored the urgent need for earthquake-resistant building materials in one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to recommend destroying around 650 metric tons of abandoned red onions from China, pending final laboratory results confirming they are unsafe for public consumption.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has given the green light for the sale of a 40 percent stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an investment firm under BlackRock.