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DA exemption accelerates Marcos social housing rollout

The Philippine government has carved out a crucial exemption for socialized housing projects, allowing them to proceed with land-use reclassification despite an existing moratorium designed to protect agricultural land. 

DTI warns online marketplaces over unsafe goods

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has sounded the alarm over a surge of uncertified and substandard products being sold across major e-commerce platforms, warning that the trend threatens consumer safety and erodes confidence in the country’s rapidly expanding digital marketplace.

DTI teams up with game developers

The Philippine government is pressing start on a deeper push into the global video game economy.

Small beauty brands steal spotlight from industry giants

In the Philippines’ beauty business, the challengers are starting to look less like underdogs and more like disruptors.

Lynette Ortiz: Steering LandBank at the crossroads of banking and national growth

Lynette V. Ortiz is a veteran Filipino banking executive who currently serves as president and chief executive officer at Land Bank of the Philippines, the country’s largest government financial institution.

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Gilas men’s 3×3 sweeps opening Asian Games matches

Gilas Pilipinas Men’s 3x3 team wasted little time making its presence felt at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning twice Monday and putting itself within touching distance of the quarterfinals.

Mitsubishi Corp raises Ayala stake to 15% in P44.5-billion deal

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. has expanded its investment in Ayala Corp. through a share purchase valued at roughly P44.5 billion, lifting its economic ownership from 4.7 percent to 15 percent and its voting interest to 20 percent, at an agreed price of P650 per common share.

Serial fuel price hikes hit households and businesses: adjustments staggered

Major fuel firms are rolling out another round of steep price rises, marking the third consecutive week of big adjustments and prompting companies to split the increases across two days to soften immediate impact.

PH launches school milk program; 4.6 million learners to benefit

The Philippine government launched the milk component of the 2026 School-Based Feeding Program at Quirino Elementary School in Quezon City on Monday, bringing locally produced milk to about 4.6 million learners nationwide while building a reliable market for Filipino dairy farmers.
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