The Philippines’ top automotive assemblers are aligning behind a phased, decade-long transition to electric mobility, backing the government’s goal of making electric vehicles account for 50 percent of the country’s vehicle fleet by 2040 under the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry.
En Tsumugi ELV Dismantler Corp., the Philippines’ Toyota-endorsed end-of-life vehicle (ELV) facility, is ramping up its ability to handle electrified vehicles (xEVs) after completing specialized training in high-voltage battery dismantling.
The decision to scrap the Revitalizing the Automotive Industry for Competitiveness Enhancement (RACE) program has drawn a measured response from Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), the country’s largest vehicle assembler, which had been preparing for the initiative’s rollout as early as last year.
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) booked a record P19 billion net income in 2025, up 18.9 percent from P16.03 billion a year earlier, parent GT Capital Holdings reported, as strong vehicle demand and an expanding electrified lineup lifted results.
In high school, our mentors taught us noun declensions, Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and four-part harmony. Somewhere between Latin and music, we also acquired the comforting belief that we were neither rich nor poor. With P50 in our pockets, we could go places and still come home with change. Life was a picnic. We did not realize the picnic had an expiry date.
The road to a MICHELIN award does not always pass through a famous culinary school. Sometimes, it begins with an overseas job, a stint aboard a ship, and years spent building a career far from home.
A growing population means more patients at the hospital door, and Perpetual Help Medical Center–Las Piñas (PHMC-LP) is looking to expand its capabilities as healthcare demand rises across southern Metro Manila.