Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque has assumed the chairmanship of a ministerial body under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for next year, tasked with promoting economic integration within the 10-member bloc. Roque was officially handed the chairship...
The information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector has revised upward its projected revenues next year to $42 billion, driven by the continued expansion of global capability centers (GCCs) into the country. IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), the...
Representatives from the Philippine government’s top energy regulatory agencies and key private sector players are set to discuss the challenges facing the country’s power sector at the second energy forum of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) on Sept. 11. The EJAP...
Filipino business executives are closely monitoring the government’s efforts to combat corruption, according to the 2025 Philippine CEO Survey released on Monday, Sept. 8. The study, conducted by Isla Lipana & Co./PwC Philippines in partnership with the Management Association of the Philippines...
Economic growth in Asia-Pacific stands to benefit from increased artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing adoption across the region, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a brief titled “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing to Accelerate Growth in Asia and...
Businesses and industry leaders should actively speak out against the increasing problem of illicit trade in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia, according to legal experts and participants at a recent forum. The forum on combating illicit trade, organized by the Financial Times in...
Doctors are urging the government to include Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) treatment in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage, warning that the disease is as deadly as cancer but remains underfunded and overlooked. During the Philippine Heart Association’s (PHA) Usapang...
Now in its 39th year, the Negros Trade Fair, the longest-running provincial trade fair in the country, marks several new milestones under the theme “Himbon”, the act of coming together under one shared purpose. “This year, we wanted to bring everyone together to remind us of the stories and...
In the Philippines, heart disease remains the leading cause of death, claiming nearly 1 in 5 Filipino lives, which amounts to an average of 317 deaths every day, according to 2024 Department of Health data. The Philippine Heart Association also indicates that nearly half of these deaths occur as...
The country’s leading mining groups are urging the government to immediately release Joseph Sy, chairman of Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), following his arrest by the Bureau of Immigration (BI), which they described as “unlawful.” In separate statements on Monday, Aug. 25, the...
The country’s most influential business groups have joined forces to urge the Supreme Court (SC) to reconsider its decision voiding the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, warning that it could erode trust in the government and impact investor confidence. In a...
Two major teachers’ groups on Wednesday, August 13, criticized Senator Raffy Tulfo for his recent remarks against Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), urging him instead to direct his “gigil” toward addressing the government’s chronic underfunding of public schools. The Alliance of Concerned...
