When the pandemic kept families apart, Louis Pador found a way to make distance feel a little closer with soft, voice-recorded plushies. 

Investment approvals at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) skyrocketed in April, jumping to P63.9 billion from just P4.6 billion in the same month last year. The surge was driven by 26 newly approved projects, signaling strong investor confidence in the country’s economic zones.

The Asian Development Bank pledged to mobilize USD30 billion by 2030 to help Southeast Asian economies strengthen resilience, accelerate regional integration and cushion the impact of mounting geopolitical and economic shocks.