The Philippines ’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is targeting to complete more than 400 infrastructure projects in the Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) that will be crucial to sustaining the economic development in Mindanao. Based on the 2021...
The Philippines and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU) in March 2022 in Washington D.C. to further deepen the cooperation between the two countries in developing the Philippines’ nuclear energy...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the National Dairy Authority (NDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have partnered with Baladna Qatar Public Shareholding Company (BQPSC) to build a USD 500 million integrated dairy facility in the Philippines....
AllDay Supermarket, one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the Philippines and a retail arm of conglomerate Villar Group of Companies, has launched “smart carts” in its stores. AllDay has been at the forefront of bringing in first-to-market innovations in the...
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) Group which is the Philippine subsidiary of global food company Ajinomoto Group, and Meralco-owned solar company Spectrum, have signed a contract to develop and maintain a 1-megawatt peak solar power generating facility. The...
Filipino-owned renewable energy developer CleanTech Global Renewables Inc. has teamed up with Singapore-based The Blue Circle to undertake a 1.2 GW offshore wind project in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro. Despite the current pandemic situation which has affected the...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., the energy arm of San Miguel Corporation, has announced that a total of 690 MW of its 1,000-MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities nationwide would be operational in early 2022. By end of 2022, it expects to complete all 31...
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region VIII is looking to implement infrastructure projects worth PHP 43 billion (USD 0.8 billion) in Eastern Visayas in 2020 to improve the region’s roads and bridges network. The projects, which are...
A joint declaration to enhance cooperation in food security was signed between the government of the Philippines and France. The discussion puts emphasis on developing the Philippines’ local dairy industry through the assistance of the French government. The agreement...
The Philippines will have more assets for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions as initial funding, valued at PHP 1.6 billion (USD 31.2 million), for the acquisition of 32 additional Polish-made S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters was...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is engaging more US firms to invest in the country’s economic zones and take part in promoting stronger bilateral relations between both countries. According to the director general of PEZA, the US continues to be one of...
A bill that amends the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA) of 2000 was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte into law. Known as RA 11595, the new law will lower the amount of investment required of foreign-owned retail trade enterprises, effective January 21, 2022....
