Mondelez Philippines announced that it is expanding its snack products portfolio by entering the fast-growing and high-penetration cracker segment of the biscuits category in the Philippines. Traditionally, Mondelez Philippines’ growth has been led by the Powdered...
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) formally signed a contract to purchase an air surveillance radar system from Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MEC). The acquisition of the air surveillance radar system is part of the horizon 2 modernization...
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Electric, is investing in a wiring harness manufacturing facility in Pangasinan that would generate 10,000 jobs upon becoming fully operational. Sumitomo broke grounds on September 16, 2020 for this...
The Philippine government is pushing infrastructure development under the administration’s flagship “Build, Build, Build” program to help the country’s economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine President Rodrigo...
Nestle Philippines and cement manufacturer, CEMEX Holdings Philippines, inked a partnership agreement to divert plastic waste laminates away from landfills in Cebu province by collecting and co-processing them in cement kilns. Under the partnership, Nestle Philippines...
A smart helmet designed to detect COVID-19 will be available in the Philippines as KC Wearable, a Chinese technology and innovation company, announced its partnerships with two distributors in the Philippines. The KC N901 Smart Helmet can detect if the wearer has high...
The Department of Energy (DOE) in the Philippines has opened the bids submitted by parties interested to explore untapped energy resources in the West Philippine Sea under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP). DOE launched the PCECP in 2018...
Dito Telecommunity, a joint venture between Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corporation and China Telecoms which is going to be the Philippines’ third telecommunications provider, has announced a partnership with California-based Fortinet, a multinational cybersecurity products...
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) inked a tripartite agreement with the Swiss Embassy in Manila and the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO), for conducting a market study with the objective of enhancing the Philippines’ trade with...
Century Pacific Food Inc (CNPF), one of the Philippines’ leading food companies, has recently signed a long-term contract as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the Linaco Group, a leading regional coconut producer headquartered in Malaysia. Linaco’s high-value...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (Citicore), a subsidiary of Philippine renewable energy company Citicore Power, targets to ramp up its solar farm developments for an aggregate capacity that will reach 1,500 megawatts (MW) in the next five years. According to the...
The Philippines’ Department of Transportation has recently signed two contracts worth around USD 728 million for the flagship Malolos–Clark Railway Project, which is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The railway project will see the construction of...
