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    DA greenlights raw sugar export amid falling local prices

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved a plan by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to export 100,000 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States, aiming to reduce excess local supply and support falling prices.

    Fuel prices to rise Tuesday

    Local fuel retailers will raise prices on Tuesday morning, with gasoline and kerosene going up by P0.30 per liter and diesel by P0.20 per liter.

    APECO pushes funding to lure investors

    The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is seeking the release of the remaining P7 billion from its P10-billion authorized capitalization to bankroll infrastructure and development projects designed to make the zone more attractive to investors.

    PSE pushes revival of pension stock loan plan to boost market liquidity

    The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) plans to persuade state-run pension funds—the Social Security System and the Government Service Insurance System—to revive a stock investment loan program to increase trading liquidity and deepen the local capital market.

    Converge ICT tops 2025 DICT broadband audit as fastest, most consistent provider

    Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is recognized as the fastest and most reliable broadband provider in the Philippines, topping the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) 2025 performance audit.

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    GSIS pays ₱81.34M fire insurance claim to Manila

    The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has released ₱81.34 million in fire insurance claims to the City Government of Manila for losses caused by the Pritil Market fire in Tondo.

    Opening doors to careers at SM

    SM Hotels & Conventions Corporation (SMHCC) sharpened its talent playbook as it joined SM Prime Holdings, Inc. in hosting Career Connect, an integrated career fair designed to funnel fresh talent into one of the country’s largest corporate ecosystems.

    Trump’s credit card cap spooks bank bulls

    US financial stocks stumbled Monday after President Donald Trump lobbed a populist grenade into Wall Street’s trading pits, suggesting he wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent a year—roughly half today’s levels. 

    Powell pushes back to protect Fed independence

    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday delivered an unusually direct rebuke of the administration of President Donald Trump, accusing it of trying to intimidate the independent central bank in an effort to force him from office. 
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