Globe Telecom and GCash have launched a pilot program providing free public Wi-Fi at Lucena Public Market to support cashless transactions among vendors and shoppers.
Washington has launched a sweeping trade investigation that now places the Philippines and 59 other economies under scrutiny over their enforcement of bans on goods made with forced labor.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and CreditAccess Philippines Financing Company Inc. (OnePuhunan) have formed a partnership aimed at expanding access to finance for micro and small businesses in rural areas of the Philippines, with a focus on women-led enterprises.
Global oil prices surged sharply, with Brent Crude for May delivery breaching USD100 per barrel for the first time in nearly four years as Iran threatened to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed amid escalating tensions with the US and Israel.