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Global rice prices softened last week as markets prepared for the upcoming harvest season and Vietnam's celebrations for the Lunar New Year. 

Treasury bill rates averaged lower at Monday’s auction, with demand for short-term debt papers driven higher by anticipation of further monetary policy easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., the Philippines' sixth-largest bank by assets, scheduled on Monday a marketing call with fixed-income investors on its plan to issue benchmark-sized USD senior unsecured sustainability notes.

Takaful licensed Pru Life UK on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Al Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (AAIIBP) to promote Shariah-compliant insurance products and enhance financial inclusion, particularly in Muslim-majority regions like the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. is optimistic that the Philippines could set another record for palay production this year, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's directive to restore the Department of Agriculture (DA) budget for rice production.