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PCC clears DoubleDragon’s MerryMart share purchase

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the proposed acquisition by DoubleDragon Corporation of shares in MerryMart Consumer Corporation, allowing the transaction to proceed before the end of the regulator’s Phase 1 review period.

Megawide accelerates buildout under expanded 4PH

Megawide Construction Corp. has begun construction on two socialized housing projects under the expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, marking a faster pace of private sector participation in the flagship housing initiative of Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Globe pushes for recognition of internet access as basic right

Telecommunications company Globe Telecom said reliable internet connectivity should be recognized as a basic human right, stressing its growing importance to national development and everyday life.

February inflation up at 2.4% on higher food prices

Headline inflation edged higher in February, signaling renewed price pressures from key food staples even as broader trends remain relatively contained.

Philippine agriculture expands 1.9% in 1Q

Philippine agriculture started the economy on a stronger footing in the first quarter, growing 1.9 percent, with better weather conditions and intensified government interventions helping the sector recover from a full-year contraction in 2024.

Palay output in 1Q up 0.3%, sets new yield record

Palay production in the first quarter of the year rose by 0.3 percent, reaching 4.7 million metric tons, with yields setting a new record high.

Palay production likely up Q1, corn output may slide—PSA

Palay production in the first quarter of 2025 is expected to reach 4.72 million metric tons, with higher yields offsetting a decrease in rice planting area, according to the latest estimate of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). 

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Megawide accelerates buildout under expanded 4PH

Megawide Construction Corp. has begun construction on two socialized housing projects under the expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, marking a faster pace of private sector participation in the flagship housing initiative of Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

Globe pushes for recognition of internet access as basic right

Telecommunications company Globe Telecom said reliable internet connectivity should be recognized as a basic human right, stressing its growing importance to national development and everyday life.

February inflation up at 2.4% on higher food prices

Headline inflation edged higher in February, signaling renewed price pressures from key food staples even as broader trends remain relatively contained.

Philippines courts South Korea for strategic minerals alliance

A new push from the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines signals Manila’s growing urgency to turn mineral wealth into geopolitical leverage.
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