The Philippines is set to position itself as a regional manufacturing hub for electric mobility following the establishment of a program incentivizing domestic electric vehicle (EV) production, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said Executive...
Commuters in Metro Manila holding a Philippine National ID will receive free rides on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 during designated peak hours throughout August and on a key date in September, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The initiative, launched in coordination...
Senator Mark Villar on Friday welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Last Mile and Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Schools Act, saying the measure will strengthen government efforts to provide quality and inclusive education to learners in remote and...
Nearly a decade after the government broke ground on the project, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is now targeting the first quarter of 2028 for partial operations of the common station for Metro Manila railways, with full completion expected two years later. Acting Transportation Secretary...
The Philippines is set to sign its free trade agreement (FTA) with Chile in October, as it looks to upgrade bilateral ties while opening a promising new market for exporters. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters that the signing of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA)...
Philippine merchandise exports rose 13 percent to a record high of over $46 billion in the first half of the year due to strong demand for key products and expanded market access. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that goods exports reached $46.72 billion from...
The Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub is expected to have a data center capacity of at least 400 megawatts (MW), more than double the country’s current capacity, once it becomes fully operational, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earned widespread public approval when he declared in his fifth State of the Nation Address that consumers should no longer pay the system loss charge on their electricity bills. His reasoning was straightforward. Electricity lost before it reaches homes and...
Proposed tax reforms are expected to cost the government roughly ₱66 billion in annual revenue as the Marcos administration trades fiscal collection for broader consumer and small-business relief, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go said the package,...
Real estate developers are already lining up to register their properties as information technology (IT) ecozones after the lifting of the moratorium on new applications in Metro Manila, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters on...
Government technology (GovTech) reforms in the Philippines’ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have generated tens of millions of dollars in annual savings by plugging leakages, while improving the targeting of beneficiaries as well as curbing corruption and fraud, according to the World...
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is promoting the culture of siganids, or rabbitfish (Siganus spp.), locally known as samaral, as part of its efforts to diversify Philippine aquaculture and create more livelihood opportunities for Filipino...
