The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to use his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to move the national agenda away from political debates and toward faster economic execution, emphasizing jobs, investments, and lower living costs as the country’s most urgent priorities.
Surigao Doctors’ Hospital, Inc. has become the first medical facility in Surigao del Norte and northeastern Mindanao to run entirely on renewable energy, through a supply partnership with the country’s largest renewable energy producer, First Gen Group.
Glory (Philippines), Inc. is looking to expand its Philippine operations beyond manufacturing into logistics and other value-adding services, potentially broadening the country’s role in the Japanese company’s global supply chain.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Energy (DOE) are exploring cheaper, more varied feedstock options to make local bioethanol price-competitive with imported fuel—while safeguarding farmers and existing crop industries—as the government eyes a higher fuel-ethanol blend and reduced reliance on imported fossil fuels.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a P198.45-billion budget for 2027—P17.25 billion or 8 percent less than the P215.69 billion approved for 2026—even as it faces persistent pressures to secure food supply, boost farm incomes, and strengthen national food security.