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The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is urging ASEAN to expand its next generation of ports and industrial hubs along the Pacific coast, saying the shift would strengthen regional supply chains, improve trade connectivity, and reduce reliance on traditional maritime chokepoints.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is exploring the establishment of an AWS Region in the Philippines, a project that could bring up to USD5 billion in investments over the next 15 years and significantly strengthen the country's digital infrastructure and technology ecosystem.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched the Ilocos Region's first Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC), a move aimed at strengthening the domestic textile industry and creating up to 5,000 jobs across the country's fiber-to-fashion value chain.

The Philippines has become the first Southeast Asian economy to be featured in the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Intangible Investment Highlights 2026, underscoring the country's growing shift toward an innovation-driven economy built on technology, software, brands, data, and intellectual property.