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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has emerged as one of Megawide Construction Corp.'s biggest local institutional investors after raising its stake to 9.5 percent, a move that signals growing confidence in the engineering firm's infrastructure pipeline and long-term growth prospects.

Construction activity lost momentum in May as fewer projects secured permits, signaling a softer pipeline for the property and infrastructure sector despite resilient spending on residential developments.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is deepening its partnership with the Alliance of Tech Innovators for the Nation (ATIN) to boost tax compliance among online sellers, combining taxpayer education with tougher enforcement as the country's digital economy continues to expand.

Foreign business groups are calling on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to keep economic competitiveness at the heart of his legislative agenda, arguing that the country's next wave of reforms will determine whether it can attract higher-value investments and secure a stronger foothold in regional supply chains.