The Philippines and Singapore have recently agreed to exchange knowledge, technical expertise, and best practices for digital cooperation. The two countries agreed to collaborate in areas of Digital Connectivity, Scam Calls and Short Message Services (SMS), Personal...
The Cebu City local government and New Sky Energy, Inc. (NSEI), the Philippine affiliate of the Colorado-based clean chemistry company, have formed a joint venture to construct a large waste-to-energy facility. By 2025, it will be constructed in Agsungot, Guba,...
The Philippines is removing another barrier to attracting investments in renewable energy by raising the minimum renewable energy (RE) capacity in the power supply mix to 2.52%. Previously, the sourcing requirement was set at 1% for both investors and end-users. The...
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) staff and ethanol industry representatives recently explored the thriving market of the Philippines during a USDA agricultural trade mission (ATM). Together with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and industry experts, the council...
In a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippines´ Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, the two parties agreed to further enhance opportunities to collaborate on marine resource management and clean energy, particularly...
Seeking to further expand data-related offerings and repay debts, Globe Telecommunications, one of the Philippines’ major telecommunications providers, will be selling 5,709 cellular towers for PhP 71 billion (USD 1.28 billion). Among the buyers reported are Frontier...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) recently signed a partnership to deploy electric vehicles in key 5 cities in the Philippines from 2022 to 2027. This is part of the DTI-UNIDO...
The Department of Health (DoH) of the Philippines has kickstarted the implementation of the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP), which foresees the construction of more specialty hospitals and centers in the Southeast Asian country. It is estimated...
The UK Department for International Trade in the Philippines recently announced that more than 80% of exported Filipino products, and 99% of total goods by value exported from the Philippines, will be eligible for duty free access to the UK via the Developing...
It has been reported that the Philippines is currently considering buying Chinook helicopters from the United States. The development would follow the cancellation of a previous deal for the purchase of 16 Russian helicopters. The Philippine Ambassador to the United...
Cement company CEMEX Philippines recently showcased its low carbon, eco-friendly Vertua product line and sustainability efforts during the Department of Public Works and Highway’s (DPWH) Regional Planning and Design Summit which is a week-long summit with over 200...
Universal Robina Corp. (URC), one of the Philippines’ largest food companies, is expanding into the PHP 6.5 billion (USD 112.9 million) cultured milk category with a new product that addresses a greater need among Filipinos for healthier food products. Through URC’s...
