President Marcos has called for deeper cooperation in a bid to restore the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ' (ASEAN) position as a global economic driver. Marcos, during the ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinion Leaders Forum in Makati City, said ASEAN centrality must remain at the core of...
ILOILO CITY — The security and emergency group is all set for the 49th meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic ministers in this city beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Site Task Group Emergency Preparedness and Response-Regional Incident Management Team (STGEPR-RIMT) is...
The Philippines faces a critical crossroads, where faltering education reforms could lead to a weakened economy and a workforce even less prepared for the challenges of the next decade. At the sidelines of the 2026 Leadership Forum organized by the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is accelerating the Road Network Development Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao (RNDP-CAAM) to link remote communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to new opportunities and lasting peace. Senior...
The antitrust watchdog Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has greenlighted the joint venture (JV) between the Yuchengco and Aboitiz families to develop a 184-hectare (ha) industrial park in Tarlac province as an expansion of Lima Land Inc.’s TARI Estate. With PCC clearance, Yuchengco...
Authorities are intensifying their crackdown on tobacco smuggling as prosecutors move forward with multiple cases under the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Law (RA 12022), signaling a tougher national stance against illicit cigarette operations that officials say are costing the government...
Malacañang has brushed aside recent downgrades by international financial institutions, saying the Philippine economy remains on a stable medium-term path and is expected to rebound gradually starting in 2026 as reforms take hold. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
The World Economic Forum has popularized a phrase that captures our current moment: the “Intelligent Age.” This era is transforming everything, everywhere, all at once—driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, and shaped by seismic geo-economic...
President Marcos has designated new economic zones in Tanauan City, Batangas, and Iloilo City to spur investments, generate jobs, and support regional development. The designations were made through two proclamations signed on Jan. 6 by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, by authority of the...
ILOILO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved a new special economic zone in Iloilo. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto announced this week that the President signed Proclamation No. 1128 that declared several parcels of land in Mandurriao District here as an information technology...
Thousands of new jobs in manufacturing and information technology (IT) are expected to be created after President Marcos approved new and expanded special economic zones in Batangas and Iloilo, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said. “The new ecozones reinforce the Marcos Jr. administration’s...
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the World Economic Forum 's annual meeting of business, political and cultural elites in Davos, Switzerland, next week, leading a record-large U.S. delegation, organizers said Tuesday. The Geneva-based think tank says Trump, whose...
