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Filipino exporters face growing pressure to document their environmental and social performance as sustainability standards increasingly shape access to global markets, Swiss Ambassador Edgar Doerig said, urging businesses to adopt stronger reporting and responsible supply-chain practices to remain competitive.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are bringing together governments, agribusinesses, technology providers, and development partners in Manila this month to expand access to affordable farm machinery and services—key to cutting production costs, easing farm labor shortages, and raising incomes for millions across the Asia-Pacific region.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) stood at $97.4 billion as of end-October 2026. This dip in foreign currency reserves was primarily driven by the central bank’s active foreign exchange interventions, downward adjustments in the value of gold assets amid shifting global prices, and the national government withdrawing funds from its central bank deposits to cover foreign debt service obligations alongside other international funding needs.

Motorcycle sales among the country’s four major manufacturers rebounded in the third quarter of 2026, rising 8.1 percent year-on-year to 524,860 units as stronger monthly volumes in August and September reversed the previous quarter’s contraction.