New Clark City Energy Plans Advance Through Separate StB and AG&P Studies The Bases Conversion and Development Authority is exploring new energy and digital infrastructure for New Clark City through separate agreements with StB GigaFactory and Singapore-headquartered Atlant...
Metro Manila Construction-Material Wholesale Inflation Slows to 3.4% as Cement Index Growth Accelerates Wholesale construction-material prices in Metro Manila continued to increase in September 2026, although at a slightly slower annual rate, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The Constru...
Vena Energy Plans ₱52-Billion Philippine Renewable Expansion Singapore-headquartered Vena Energy plans to invest an additional ₱52 billion in equity to expand its renewable-energy portfolio in the Philippines by 1.29 gigawatts over the next two years. The plan ...
Philippine Government Welcomes ₱44.5-Billion Mitsubishi–Ayala Investment President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met Mitsubishi Corporation and Ayala Corporation executives in Singapore on October 11, 2026, following Mitsubishi’s agreement to substantially increase its investment i...
Japanese Semiconductor Firm Plans 20-Hectare Batangas Facility at LIMA Estate According to The Philippine Star , Aboitiz Economic Estates President and CEO Rafael Fernandez de Mesa said the company intends to hold the project’s groundbreaking in November 2026. The planned facil...
PEZA Approvals Hit ₱297.14 Billion: What Builders Should Verify Next The Philippine Economic Zone Authority reported ₱297.141 billion in approved investments for January through September 2026, placing it close to its ₱300-billion target for the entire year. The total ...
Toshiba Starts Multibillion-Peso HDD Production in Laguna as Three-Year Investment Takes Shape The two developments are related, but they should not be treated as the same project stage. On October 2, 2026, Toshiba Information Equipment (Philippines), Inc. announced that it had recently started...
Philippines–Oman Investment Pact Moves Toward Signing The Philippines and Oman have completed negotiations on an agreement intended to encourage and protect investments between the two countries. Infrastructure, renewable energy, tourism and public-priva...
Could the Philippine Heat Index Reach 50°C? Preparing Buildings for a Very Strong El Niño A very strong El Niño could expose Philippine communities to more dangerous heat, water stress and higher cooling demand through the first half of 2027. In densely built areas with limited shade and v...
Planned $1-B Taiwan Tech Plant Puts New Clark City’s Industrial Construction in Focus An unnamed Taiwanese technology company is planning a manufacturing facility in New Clark City, adding momentum to Central Luzon’s emergence as an advanced-manufacturing destination. Reports published...
PH Nuclear Energy Push Brings Global Supply Chain Conference to Manila MANILA - The Philippines is preparing to host an international gathering focused on the institutions, skills, financing and industrial capacity required to develop a nuclear energy program. The Depart...
PAGASA Warns of Very Strong El Niño Through 2027: What Filipino Builders Can Do Now The Philippines should prepare for a prolonged El Niño. On September 23, PAGASA said a strong El Niño is already active and could intensify to very strong between September and December 2026, then per...