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August 21, 2026
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MAP sees little room for ’26 PH growth to pick up
MANILA, Philippines — With just four months left in 2026, one of the Philippines’ most influential business groups sees little room for a meaningful economic rebound before year-end, expecting the remaining months to do little to offset wea…
BIZ BUZZ: Kerwin Tan takes CFO crown
MANILA, Philippines — Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) finance chief Kerwin Max Tan has picked up a regional accolade after years of steering some of the property giant’s biggest capital market deals. Tan, RLC’s chief financial, risk and complian…
PH BOP swung back to deficit in July
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) returned to a deficit in July after two consecutive months of surpluses as renewed geopolitical tensions and the timing of large transactions weighed on the country’s external…
Dominion Holdings charts capital hike to P30B for Tampakan
MANILA, Philippines — Dominion Holdings Inc. (DHI) is seeking to increase its authorized capital stock nearly ninefold to P30 billion as it moves to bring the massive Tampakan copper-gold project into the listed company. In a regulatory fil…
Benguet’s first-half profit jumps 52%
MANILA, Philippines — Benguet Corp. saw its bottom line jump by more than half in the first six months, as higher metal prices and stronger output pushed revenues past P3 billion. In its quarterly report, the mining company said its net inc…
Philippines emerging as robust market for American ethanol
DES MOINES, United States—The Philippines is seen as a major driver of record-breaking ethanol exports from America this year as the Southeast Asian country continues to ramp up its adoption of bioethanol blends. US Department of Agricultur…
Hongsheng offshore gaming firm faces P2.228-B tax evasion case
MANILA, Philippines — Hongsheng Gaming Technology Inc., which operated offshore gaming activities in the Philippines, is facing a P2.228-billion tax evasion case, according to a statement issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Th…
Entrepreneurship / Business
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SM Prime expands logistics footprint for Shopee partners
MANILA, Philippines — SM Prime Holdings Inc. is expanding its logistics footprint for Shopee partners SPX Express (SPX), turning over a new 40,000-square-meter facility in Pasig City as e-commerce demand drives the need for faster distribut…
Meralco says collab with coops would cut system losses
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said potential partnerships with more cooperatives could lead to lower rates for consumers, as fresh funds from the utility giant could cut system losses to single digits. Arnel Casanova, …
BillEase bags P 1-billion credit facility from PNB
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Bank (PNB) has extended a P1-billion credit facility to consumer finance platform BillEase, giving the Lucio Tan-led lender exposure to the growing retail consumer credit market. The facility, BillE…
It’s not about how much you sell, but how much value you create
Many corporate executives talk about culture, but very few can seamlessly connect deep organizational values with hard marketing strategy. Unilab president and CEO Sebastian “Backy” Baquiran belongs to that rare breed. Backy achieved a hist…
A new hub for small entrepreneurs to learn AI
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) braving the artificial intelligence (AI) age may have found a new place to get up to speed, through a public-private partnership meant to help small businesses har…
A new hub for small entrepreneurs to learn AI
A new hub for small entrepreneurs to learn AI  Inquirer.net…
Personal Finance & Investing
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PSEi bounces back on bargain hunting
MANILA, Philippines — Local stocks recovered on Thursday as investors hunted for bargains following the previous session’s losses, while taking cues from an overnight rally on Wall Street. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi…
BoP swings to $1.5-B deficit in July
THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BoP) position swung to a deficit for the first time in three months in July, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.…
Moody’s: ProGRESS bill could risk delaying fiscal consolidation
THE National Government’s proposed tax reforms, if enacted, risk further delaying the country’s fiscal consolidation, especially given its widening budget deficit and record debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, Moody’s Ratings said.…
Philippine gov’t weighs timing of RTB offering
THE GOVERNMENT is waiting for more favorable market conditions before proceeding with a retail Treasury bond (RTB) offering this year, amid elevated interest rates and tensions in the Middle East.…
Recovery in infrastructure spending not likely until Q4
THE RECOVERY in the National Government’s (NG) spending on infrastructure and other capital outlays is not expected until the fourth quarter, with outlays programmed to remain below year-earlier levels through September before surging towar…
PSE approves Robinsons Retail delisting effective Aug. 31
THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has approved the voluntary delisting of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI), with the retailer’s shares to be removed from the Exchange’s official registry effective Aug. 31. In an advisory to market p…
DHI seeks P30-billion capital hike for Tampakan-linked merger
DOMINION HOLDINGS, Inc. (DHI) is seeking to nearly ninefold its authorized capital stock to P30 billion in connection with a proposed merger that would give the listed holding company controlling ownership of the company behind the Tampakan…
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