THE Philippines has been removed from the European Union’s (EU) list of high-risk third countries on 10 June 2025—its third exit this year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). In its ...

SCIENTISTS want to help the Philippines regain its status as the world’s second-largest exporter of bananas by making the local variety pest-resistant and prolonging its shelf life through genome ...

THE Marcos Jr. administration will leave the reforms to the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system untouched, according to Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto. “I think the reform will be ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will build P2 billion worth of mega cold storage facilities by 2026, aimed at extending the shelf life of vegetable produce. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu ...

WASHINGTON’S tariff policy has not dampened investor appetite within industrial economic zones, with investors seeing the Philippines as an alternative hub particularly for downstream electronics, ...

A Chinese research institute is looking at the Philippines as a potential source of tropical water lily seeds and a partner for cultivation and trade. The Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural ...

INTERNATIONAL travelers to the Philippines reached some 3.51 million in the first seven months to July this year, almost unchanged from those who arrived in the same period in 2024. Data from the ...

TO harness and maximize the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center investments sweeping the Asean region, major think tank Stratbase Institute urged the government to ...

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has sealed a deal with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Phils.) to establish the country’s first pharma innovation hub, a flagship project aimed at boosting ...

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has forged new partnerships with energy and technology institutions in South Korea. It said ...

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp., the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., said it will open Park Inn by Radisson in Sta. Rosa, Laguna by the first quarter of 2029. SM Hotels said it spent some ...

The Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) is in search of joint venture (JV) partners to explore over 7,000 square kilometers (km²) in offshore northwest Palawan for oil and gas ...