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Canadian organizations partnered with local stakeholders in Manila for a week of entrepreneurship activities, highlighting growing collaboration between APF Canada and Kickstart Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of a leading Southeast Asian telecom company. The events aimed to connect Philippine startups with international investors and partners while promoting sustainable business solutions.

Travelers can expect airfare to remain stable in, as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) keeps the Level 4 fuel surcharge for both domestic and international flights for the eighth consecutive month.

Manulife has secured approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a normal course issuer bid, allowing the insurance company to buy back and cancel up to 42 million of its common shares. Outside Canada and the U.S., Manulife said it may undertake similar buybacks in other markets where it is listed, such as the Philippine Stock Exchange, in compliance with local regulations.

The Philippines is set to ink 11 new loan agreements with Japan under Japanese fiscal year 2026, totaling JPY371.31 billion, roughly USD2.41 billion, strengthening the decades-long development partnership between the two nations.

Independent Commission for Infrastructure chairman Andres Reyes Jr., the former Court of Appeals presiding justice once known for slicing through case backlogs with quiet efficiency, is now helping build a new kind of remedy for bureaucratic gridlock.