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Clark Moon Festival 2025 highlights community partnerships, regional growth

The Clark community gathered at Clark Global City’s West Aeropark on Monday to celebrate the Clark Moon Festival 2025, marking the Mid-Autumn Festival with cultural performances and a reaffirmation of partnerships aimed at driving the region’s development.

Pump price hike defies rollback projections

The various fuel retailers will implement price hikes starting Tuesday, October 8, with gasoline and kerosene prices increasing by P0.20 per liter, and diesel by P0.80 per liter. The adjustments will take effect at 6:00 a.m. for Seaoil, Jetti, and PTT, and at 6:01 a.m. for Caltex.

FNG to launch second tower in Mandaluyong by 2026

Federal Land NRE Global Inc. (FNG), a joint venture between Federal Land Inc. and Japan’s Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., announced plans to launch the second tower of its Mandaluyong township project, The Observatory, by the first half of 2026.

Keppel’s subsea cable system achieves ready-for-service status

Keppel Ltd. announced on Monday that the Bifrost Cable System has officially reached ready-for-service (RFS) status and is set to begin carrying commercial traffic in the coming weeks.

MPTC eyes P20B from bond sale for tollway expansion

Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., plans to raise up to ₱20 billion through the public sale of fixed-rate bonds.

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GCash parent Mynt flat in historic debut

Shares of Mynt Inc., the parent firm behind dominant e-wallet operator GCash, closed unchanged at P6.60 per share during its trading debut Tuesday on the Philippine Stock Exchange, marking a historic milestone as the country's largest initial public offering to date.

Palace delays corn import order amid harvest concerns

Malacañang has deferred signing an executive order on the minimum access volume (MAV) for corn imports, citing concerns that its implementation could undermine local farmers’ earnings during the ongoing harvest season.

Power backup ready for El Niño

The Department of Energy has confirmed it is fully mobilized to safeguard power supply as the Philippines braces for a projected Super El Niño lasting through the first half of 2027, with the driest conditions forecast from November this year to April 2027.

DA moves to support local hog producers amid low farmgate prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up measures to assist local pork producers, who continue to face depressed farmgate prices due to rising imports. Speaking at the Tuesday Club Breakfast Forum in Mandaluyong City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured stakeholders the agency is exploring every legal option to ease market pressure on domestic hog raisers.
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