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DTI pitches Philippines as Vietnam investors’ gateway

The Department of Trade and Industry is positioning the Philippines as a springboard for Vietnamese enterprises, urging them to tap investment and franchising opportunities as gateways into the broader Southeast Asian market.

EastWest bankers sacrifice weekend for smarter banking

If weekends are the ultimate executive luxury, Jerry Ngo has been living without them recently. 

Eala falls in singles QF, doubles dream still on

Alex Eala’s singles run at the Abu Dhabi Open bowed out Thursday night, not with fireworks but with a firm handshake from reality. No miracle rally arrived. No late twist. Just a polished reminder of what a top-tier opponent looks like when she decides to get straight to business.

When 2 hands keep hearts beating

The human heart is wonderfully reliable. It works nonstop, takes no sick leave, and rarely asks for attention. That reliability is exactly why its sudden silence can be so devastating.

President Marcos centralizes economic power within Malacanang

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered a significant shake-up of Malacañang’s economic and investment oversight, abolishing the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA) and folding its functions into the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES).

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Smart Travē cuts eSIM rates up to 43% for holiday travelers 

Filipinos traveling abroad this season get up to 43 percent off Smart Travē eSIM data packs—just in time for year-end trips across 100+ destinations.

P3B fuel subsidy targets farmers, fishers, truckers 

The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.

Over a thousand volunteers join Jollibee Group coastal cleanup drive

More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.

Analysts: GCash IPO mid-price not a warning sign; valuation attractive 

Setting the initial public offering price of Mynt Inc., the operator of GCash, at P6.60 per share—near the lower end of its indicative range—does not signal trouble, according to market watchers. The figure lands close to the mid-point of the original P10-per-share indicative price band.
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