SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) expects higher earnings for the second half of the year due to enhanced plant efficiency and stable coal prices, according to its chief operating officer.“We’re looking at better income,” SMPC President and Chief Operating Officer Maria Cristina C. Gotianun

From left are Bosch APAC Head of Workshop Concepts and Services LV Yihai, Bosch Mobility Aftermarket-ASEAN Regional Vice-President Marcio Coelho, Bosch Car Services Philippines General Manager Geronimo Campilan, ACMobility Head of Auto Retail and Distribution Antonio ‘Toti’ Zara III, Bosch Philippines President and Managing Director

JAPANESE retailer AEON Retail Co., Ltd. plans to expand its product sourcing from the Philippines to include coconut products, avocados, chocolates, and pili nuts, according to the Trade department.In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that it met with AEON Retail

MELISSA ASKEW-UNSPLASHTHE Philippines is expected to import more wheat next year due to increasing demand for both milling and animal-feed quality grain, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).In a report, the USDA is estimating that wheat imports will rise to 7 million metric

IT’S TALL, it’s green and it’s practically everywhere in the Philippines: it’s bamboo.To celebrate Philippine Bamboo Month, the DoST-PTRI (Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute) is showing off a collection of clothes derived from bamboo textile fiber in an exhibit called

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is considering funding over 10 projects in the Philippines, including railway and other infrastructure, next year. “We are now preparing more than 10 candidate projects for the next year,” JICA Chief Representative in the Philippines Takema Sakamoto told reporters on

Passengers are seen at the departure lobby of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterINCHEON International Airport Corp.’s (IIAC) technical know-how is expected to help partner San Miguel Corp. (SMC) bring Ninoy

CAAPTHE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it wants the auction to modernize and operate Davao International Airport to be a solicited process.The DoTr has said a conglomerate expressed interest in submitting an unsolicited proposal for the airport project.“They said they are interested in Davao airport,

EMBASSY OF JAPAN HANDOUT PHOTOTHE government’s transfer of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to the Office of the President (OP) is expected to improve its access to funding, analysts said.“Placing NIA under the OP would help the agency get proper and timely funding,” Federation of Free

ENERGY Secretary Raphael P.M. LotillaENERGY Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said a prompt resolution is needed following the suspension of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson, to ensure that energy projects make progress.“I’m hopeful that this can be addressed and resolved so that we’ll be able

PHILIPPINES.AUSTAL.COMTRADE and investment between Australia and the Philippines could grow by 10% this year, aided by the investment missions exchanged by the two countries, an Australian Embassy official said.“It should grow by 10%. It’s going to grow. There are now so many Australian companies that

(First of two parts) IN BRIEF: • As a signatory to the Paris Agreement, the Philippines is advancing towards a low-carbon economy with the proposed Low Carbon Economy Investment Act, incentivizing decarbonization plans and carbon pricing. • New legislation, including the Carbon Rights Act and BSP Circulars on