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    iSON Tower brings next-generation connection to ecozones

    iSON Tower Ltd. Inc. is moving to modernize telecommunications infrastructure across four major Philippine economic zones, following a new partnership with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority to strengthen digital connectivity in key industrial hubs.

    Romeo D. Uyan Jr., president and CEO, balancing legacy and forward growth

    Romeo D. Uyan, Jr. is the president, chief executive officer and director of China Banking Corporation, a role he assumed on April 1, 2023 following confirmation by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Monetary Board.

    GCash’s security push shows scale beating scammers

    Online fraud is no longer a fringe threat—it is an industrial operation. And in 2025, GCash responded at industrial scale.

    Eala-Tjen dream run ends, not the buzz

    Friday night in Abu Dhabi felt less like a loss and more like the final bow of a breakout act. Alex Eala and Janice Tjen, the Southeast Asian pairing that had spent the week gatecrashing expectations, saw their inspired run halted in the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi Open. 

    Foreign currency reserves rise, helping buffer peso weakness

    The country’s gross international reserves increased to US$112.5 billion as of end-January 2026, based on preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data, providing a strong external buffer at a time when the local currency has shown some weakness against the US dollar.

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    DTI backs P1.75B fintech boost for MSMEs

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is betting big on fintech to unlock long-standing credit bottlenecks for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), welcoming a P1.75-billion digital credit facility as a potential game changer for grassroots businesses.

    Philippine paradox: Doing right, paying wrong

    Even when the government acts with moral clarity, ordinary Filipinos often end up holding the short end of the stick. 

    Buckets tip, dengue fever slips 

    Dengue may be stubborn, seasonal, and expensive—but this January, it blinked first.

    When cell towers fall, satellites answer Filipinos’ call

    For a country where typhoons feel like subscription services and earthquakes show up uninvited, connectivity is not a luxury. It is survival. This year, help is not coming by truck or chopper. It is coming straight from the sky.
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