March, 2025

• 5 March

  IMO members vow ships emission cut

  

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reported that its member states have expressed willingness to continue exploring common ground in negotiations for new binding measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping. The IMO in London said international efforts to curb GHG emissions from shipping took a step forward as the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group (IWG) on Reduction of …

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• 5 March

  Sec. Dizon to speed up completion of infra projects

  

  Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon vowed to fast-track big-ticket transport projects under the Build Better More (BBM) infrastructure program of the Marcos administration to ensure efficiency of the country’s transport systems and alleviate hardships of the commuting public. “Ang objective natin simple lang: pabilisin, at ayusin para maging safe ang ating transport systems. Hindi pwede ang pwede na,” Sec. Dizon said …

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• 5 March

  EV sales in Phl seen hitting 20K in 2025

  

  Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines could increase by 7 percent this year, hitting an annual purchase volume of 20,000 units for the first time, according to industry expectations. Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (Campi) President Rommel Gutierrez said he expects that 4 percent of the estimated 500,000 vehicle purchases this year will be EVs. …

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• 4 March

  AFP modernization program to continue as US exempts $336-million fund from foreign aid freeze

  

  By Jinky Jorgio Some projects under the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will continue after the United States exempted the $336-million fund from its foreign aid freeze. AFP Public Affairs Office Chief Colonel Xerxes Trinidad made the announcement during a press briefing,  saying this is a welcome development. “On the development of its particular use, …

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• 4 March

  ABS-CBN  to sell portion of QC property to Ayala Land

  

  ABS-CBN Corporation said  that it has already signed a deal with Ayala Land Inc (ALI) for the sale of a portion of its property in Quezon City. A Memorandum of Agreement was signed by ABS-CBN Corporation and Ayala Land last  Feb. 27, 2025, for the sale covering 30,000 square meters out of the total 44,027.30 sqm of the property for …

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• 4 March

  DTI imposes duties on imported cement

  

  To protect the local cement industry, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has slapped a provisional safeguard of P400 per metric ton on two types of imported cement. In an order published last week,  the DTI said it decided to impose the cash bond following the safeguards investigation covering ordinary Portland cement and blended cement that entered the Philippines …

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• 4 March

  DOTR to construct bridgeways for bus stations

  

  The Edsa bus carousel will soon be improved with the construction of bridgeways or concourses to ease access along the busway system’s 23 stations. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said that he observed that lines of passengers tend to build up at both the EDSA carousel and MRT-3 since most of the stations of the busway and the rail system are connected. …

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• 4 March

  SM Prime to invest P100B for opening of new malls

  

  SM Prime Holdings Incorporated is investing P100 billion this year, with around a fifth of its capital expenditures going to three new malls that are opening this year and the renovation of some existing mall spaces.   SM Prime also said it expects spending in the May elections to boost its growth this year after it attained a record profit of …

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• 4 March

  Legit biofertilizer maker eyes export market 

  

  BEYOND ELLIPTICALBy Rose Marie de la Cruz I don’t blame AgriSpecialist Inc., a legitimate and massive investor in a biofertilizer plant, a cheap but technically and scientifically- tested product, for looking to export its product to the Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and other markets for its field-vetted soil rejuvenator in view of decades long use of urea and other fossil-fuel based chemical …

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• 4 March

  DA finalizes pork MAV allocation 

  

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) is finalizing the minimum access volume (MAV) quota for pork imports this month of 55,000 metric tons amid pressure from meat importers and traders. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said of the 55,000 MT around 30,000 MT would be allocated to meat processors and 10,000 MT will be “equally distributed” to meat traders, he told …

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