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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.

Legazpi, Albay – As the Mayon Volcano continues to show unrest indicating the possibility of a major eruption, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) gears up to continuously bring relief to tens of thousands of displaced locals in the next few months.

President Rodrigo Duterte tasked two government agencies to hunt down violators of environmental laws in Boracay within six months, in a bid to solve environmental problems faced by the island, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will study the possibility of acquiring the Airbus newest extra wide-body jet, after PAL officials led by Chairman Dr. Lucio C. Tan joined the Manila demo flight designed to test the reliability of the A350-1000.

The Department of Public Work and Highways is allocating P30.9 billion for its tourism road infrastructure program.

With limited number of trains of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) running, commuters are the taking Point-to-Point (P2P) buses, according to the Department of Transportation (DoTr)

Hundreds of thousands of pilots will need to be trained to meet growing demand for air transport around the world by 2036, the UN aviation agency said.