2022 October

According to the Commerce ministry, Thailand’s exports rose 7.8% YoY in September from 7.5% YoY in August. For 9-month exports rose 10.6% YoY, exports expanded well as a shortage of supply had begun to unravel and a weak Thai baht.

President Ferdinand Marcos signed a law Monday requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card, a regulation aimed at combating text messaging fraud. A national ID system covers most Filipinos and will serve as a crucial source document for telcos to counter check IDs that prepaid SIM users present as proof of identity. Telcos are calling for the full rollout to ensure the successful implementation of the newly signed SIM Registration law.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) broke ground on the construction of two stations of the Metro Manila Subway, a 33-kilometer underground railway system which will connect Valenzuela City to Pasay City. The groundbreaking for the Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard stations and tunnels, comprising package 104 of the project worth P20.46 billion, was led by President Bongbong Marcos and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista Monday.