Canada's Brookfield Eyes More Renewable Energy Investments in the Philippines By the Blocktec Editorial Team Canadian asset manager Brookfield has told Finance Secretary Frederick Go that it wants to expand its renewable energy investments in the Philippines, the Department of ...
Economists See October Inflation at 7.6-7.7%, Data Due Nov 5 By the Blocktec Editorial Team Economists expect Philippine inflation to speed up again in October, with two polls putting the median at 7.6% and 7.7%. That compares with 7.2% in September and just 1....
BSP Survey: Business Optimism for Year Ahead Drops to 26.5% By the Blocktec Editorial Team Philippine firms are less confident about the year ahead, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Business Expectations Survey for September 2026. Confidence ...
Pag-IBIG Socialized Housing Loans Jump 173% Under Expanded 4PH By the Blocktec Editorial Team Pag-IBIG Fund financed 10,904 socialized homes from January to September 2026, up 173% from 3,987 units a year earlier. The loans were worth P12.10 billion, compared wit...
BCDA Signs P85M In Leases For Clark Resort, Camp John Hay Projects By the Blocktec Editorial Team The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) announced on November 1-2, 2026 that it signed three leases for tourism, leisure and dining projects at Clark in Pa...
Taiwan's Suntoward Opens Floating-Solar Plant in Pampanga By the Blocktec Editorial Team Taiwanese floating-solar supplier Suntoward is setting up its first Philippine operating site in Pampanga Technopark, Mabalacat City. Its local unit has leased more than...
North Maharlika Plans P3.2B Waste-to-Energy Plant in Urdaneta By the Blocktec Editorial Team North Maharlika Energy Corp. (NMEC) has filed a project description for environmental scoping of a 12 MW waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. ...
Aircraft Parts Maker GATPHI Expands to First Philippine Industrial Park, Batangas By the Blocktec Editorial Team Aircraft parts maker Global Aerospace Technology Philippines Inc. (GATPHI) signed a supplemental agreement with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) on Oct. 6, ...
Expanded 4PH and Unsold Homes: What Builders Should Plan For Colliers said major developers joining the government's Expanded 4PH program with Pag-IBIG could help clear unsold stock, including about 32,000 finished condo units. For contractors, engineers and es...
Vingroup Eyes Nearly ₱32-Billion Philippine EV Plant as Batangas Emerges as Preferred Site Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup is considering a $500-million electric-vehicle manufacturing facility in the Philippines, with Batangas emerging in later reports as the preferred location. The invest...
Energy Projects Drive BOI Investment Approvals to ₱900.06 Billion in 2026 The Philippine Board of Investments approved ₱900.06 billion in proposed investments across 207 projects from January through September 2026, placing the agency near its ₱1-trillion full-year target. ...
DOE Estimates ₱5 Trillion Needed to Unlock 25 GW of Philippine Hydropower Potential Developing the Philippines’ estimated 25 gigawatts of untapped hydropower potential could require approximately ₱5 trillion in investment, according to an indicative calculation presented by a Departm...