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The Philippines and the Japanese governments recently met to firm up cooperation programs for the Duterte Administration’s “Build Build Build” campaign.

A new and improved rural health unit in Pangasinan was recently reopened, ready to deliver primary healthcare services more efficiently to patients including mothers and babies, children, senior citizens and persons with disability. Bugallon Rural Health Unit I and Birthing Facility, which recently underwent rehabilitation, was unveiled to the public in an event attended by local government officials.

Lawmakers should take into account the end goal of attaining economic self-sufficiency and sustainable development for the proposed Bangsamoro region to ensure fiscal autonomy and lasting peace in crafting the fundamental law creating this new autonomous political entity in Mindanao, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies should use its labor market information system to help address unemployment and job mismatch in the region, a study published by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

Local electronic chip makers are seeking government help for investments in infrastructure particularly in support of the manufacture of integrated circuits under the new industry roadmap for the electronics sector.

Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) generated a net income of P25.3 billion in 2017, a strong growth of 21 percent driven by its healthy topline and robust operations. Total revenues grew 14 percent to P142.3 billion, backed by substantial bookings and completion of its property development projects and expanding leasing business.

A government delegation received insights from last week’s three-day learning workshop hosted by Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma in Hangzhou, China will help the Duterte administration understand how to optimize the use of technology to improve governance and prepare Filipinos for the future under a digital economy, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.

Philippine Airlines is the country’s first certified 4-star airline, joining 42 other 4-star carriers on the list of Skytrax, a London-based international air transport rating organization.

The Philippines is virtually “sitting on a mountain of gold,” with untapped hydrocarbon deposits estimated at US$26.3 trillion, mostly found in the disputed Spratly chain of islands, more than enough to free the country from the shackles of poverty.

The government is considering tapping Chinese technology giant Alibaba’s fintech (financial technology) solutions through its related company Ant Financial to lower remittance costs for the Philippines’ over 10 million migrant workers and offer them other online-based banking and financial management services.