Over the past decade, Southern Luzon has undergone a remarkable transformation, not just as an industrial and residential hub but as an emerging center for higher education. Santa Rosa, Laguna, along with the surrounding cities of Biñan, Calamba, and parts of Silang and Tagaytay, is steadily...
The Philippines remained one of the world’s best in investor relations (IR) and debt transparency, even as it lost to Indonesia this year the top spot it held last year in the annual ranking of the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF). In the 2025 IIF Investor Relations and...
As part of PropertyGuru Philippines’ awards program, Jean De Castro brings a tech-forward, engineering-led perspective to the table, ensuring that technical excellence and smart construction practices are equally recognized alongside aesthetics. Her role is critical as the property portal...
Vice President Sara Duterte is back in The Hague, Netherlands more than a month since her last visit to former president Rodrigo Duterte, who she said has lost a lot of weight. In an exchange with supporters outside the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague on Monday, July 7, the Vice President shared...
The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) or United States (US) dollar stock increased to $105.3 billion as of end-June from the previous month’s $105.2 billion, according to the data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This level increased slightly by $100 million from...
Construction firm EEI Corp. reported that it has received the notice of award from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the design and build of the ₱15.75-billion first phase of the Philippine International Exhibition Center (PIEC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is “skin and bones,” his ex-wife Elizabeth Zimmerman said, but assured that he’s “healthy” enough for his age. In an exchange with Duterte’s supporters in The Hague, the mother of Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, and acting...
The findings of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations headed by presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos can help prove to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that former president Rodrigo Duterte must be granted interim release based on the supposed unconstitutionality of his arrest, defense...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Korea, is rolling out a regional initiative to equip Filipino youth with essential skills for emerging jobs in the green and digital construction sector. Launched in Manila on Jun. 26, the...
The legal counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte denied that his client participated in destroying the evidence related to his brutal war on drugs campaign despite claims made by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. In an interview, lawyer Nicholas Kaufman reiterated that the former...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to receive a loan financing from the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank next year for a project aimed at supporting small agri-businesses. A June 26 document published on Thursday, July 3, showed that the DA is seeking an investment project...
