WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the Philippines to go beyond mineral extraction, and venture to producing batteries locally. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The country, however, would need technology and strong industry...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the country to step up local drug manufacturing and secure a stockpile of medicine in preparation for any emergency. Marcos said this as he met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) and officials from the Department of Health (DOH) and the...
New cement industry player Century Peak Cement Manufacturing Corporation (CPCMC), a subsidiary of publicly-listed Century Peak Holdings Corporation (CPM), has started distribution to its first target markets in Visayas. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it has begun...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through UNILAB Foundation, has signed a memorandum of agreement with the ICCP Group Foundation, Inc. (IGFI) as one of the core partners for the USAID’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Program. According to a...
Publicly-listed Century Peak Holdings Corporation (CPM) reported that subsidiary Century Peak Cement Manufacturing Corporation (CPCMC), the country’s newest cement producer, has been granted quality standard certification for its cement products. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
Local factory activity ended on a positive note last year as both production and new orders expanded for the fourth consecutive month in December along with the marginal upturn in employment, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed. The Philippines’ S&P Global manufacturing purchasing...
#MINDANAO John Tria In last week’s column I enjoined you all to review 2022 as we take a look ahead to 2023. Indeed the lessons we have learned from post pandemic recovery practices to the responses to the challenges posed by geopolitical realities such as the Ukraine conflict and climate related...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that it is time for the Philippines to develop its manufacturing abilities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said that favoring the export-oriented industries is "valid". However, he also pointed out that it's high...
The World Bank said the thriving big-ticket offshore wind (OSW) projects in the Philippines should attract major investments in manufacturing, especially for products and equipment that will support deployment of technology installations in the renewable energy (RE) space. Mark Leybourne, Offshore...
The local manufacturing sector registered a further improvement in operating conditions in May as both output and new orders grew at solid rates, the latest survey from S&P Global showed on Wednesday, June 1. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)...
The local manufacturing sector saw the strongest improvement in operating conditions for more than four years in April, a report by S&P Global Ratings revealed. S & P Global report released on Monday, May 2, showed the Philippine purchasing managers’ index reached a reading of 53.3 in...
Local manufacturers have raised output for the second successive month in March as businesses continued their recovery efforts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest survey from S&P Global showed. In a report Friday, April 1, the S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’...
