FAO tags PHL as key driver of global meat market
THE Philippines was among the countries that drove growth in global meat shipments in 2025, citing its strong demand and constrained domestic supply, the...
NSCR north right-of-way acquisition rate tops 65%
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it resolved 345 expropriation pleadings, raising the right-of-way (RoW) acquisition rate for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) north...
Energy crisis delays procurement for FMR program
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it moved the start of procurement for farm-to-market road (FMR) projects to May from the original April target...
No hoarding of basic goods detected, DTI says
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said basic goods prices remain stable nearly two months since the Middle East war broke out, with...
$100-million BIR digitalization loan studied by ADB
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is conducting a feasibility study on the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) digitalization project, which is expected...
Demand seen shifting to EVs as incentive plan release approaches
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is confident that demand for electric vehicles (EVs) will grow strongly in the wake of...
More transport subsidies needed, PIDS says
THE GOVERNMENT must increase targeted subsidies to the transport industry to cushion the impact of the fuel price shock and stabilizing employment, a government...
FEF petitions to cut tariffs for corn imports exceeding MAV
THE Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said it petitioned the Tariff Commission to reduce the tariff on corn imports exceeding the minimum access volume...
UK poultry-product imports from bird flu-free regions to resume
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will allow the entry of poultry and other bird products from parts of the UK determined to...
The discipline of disruption: Separating the strategists from the survivalists
By Mary Jade Roxas and Rakesh Mani
Economic disruptions do not create strategic problems. They expose them. The compression bearing down on the Philippine economy in 2026 — an ADB growth...
PHL pitches US investors on pharma, RE tieups
THE GOVERNMENT is looking to pitch US companies on investment opportunities in electronics, renewable energy (RE), and pharmaceuticals, positioning the Philippines as the next...
Philippines preparing to build Semirara urea plant
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is planning the construction of a urea plant on Semirara Island in Antique, using coal as the...