The Philippines is set to clinch its first free trade agreement with a Middle Eastern nation, with the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates next week, a move expected to widen Manila’s commercial footprint in the Gulf.
Taiwan is poised to expand its economic footprint and people-to-people links with the Philippines in 2026, building on a year of growing momentum in trade, investment, and community engagement between the two sides.
The Philippines jumped seven places to 49th in the latest Government AI Readiness Index, cementing its position in the top quantile of 195 countries...
The Philippine National Men’s Floorball team passed its first real acid test at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games—and did so with authority—outlasting regional rival Singapore, 6–4, to all but book a ticket to the gold-medal match.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD500 million policy-based loan to boost the Philippines’ blue economy, marking its first major cross-sector initiative focused on national marine development.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is stepping up efforts to draw manufacturing investments in traditional hubs, pitching a proposed ecozone in Albay as a potential expansion site for Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co.
Aboitiz Foods unit Gold Coin Management Holdings Pte. Ltd., has acquired an aquaculture research and development facility in Singapore from Adisseo Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd..
PXP Energy Corp. said its indirect subsidiary has secured the formal effectivity of a new petroleum contract covering a prospective offshore block in Palawan, marking a step forward in its upstream portfolio.