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Philippine bond market: Confidence, stability, lower borrowing costs

The Philippine government bond market may sound like a tangle of numbers and acronyms, but it matters to everyone. 

Flexibility fuels platform work as earnings rise, ILO study

Flexible work arrangements are emerging as the strongest pull drawing Filipinos into the platform economy, even as earnings from digital jobs surpass the minimum wage, according to a new study commissioned by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Globe shifts focus to network quality, tops Ookla consistency rankings

Globe Telecom Inc. said it has shifted its strategy from simply expanding coverage to delivering total network reliability, as it was named the Most Consistent Mobile and Fixed Network and the leader in 5G Coverage in the Philippines by Ookla for the second half of 2025.

DigiPlus targets 2026 efficiency after service gains

DigiPlus Interactive Corp. is sharpening its focus on efficiency as it looks to 2026, fresh from a year of major gains in customer service across its digital entertainment platforms BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, and GameZone.

Subsidence persists beneath Manila Bay reclamation, UP study shows

Land reclaimed from Manila Bay remains broadly stable at the surface, but beneath that stability, ground subsidence is continuing and is likely to persist, according to a satellite-based study by researchers from the Department of Geodetic Engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

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Fuel crisis or policy gap?

Airline executives were caught off guard when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that Philippine carriers may be forced to cut flights—or even ground planes—due to a possible jet fuel shortage tied to the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Filinvest Land, EastWest Bank launch easier home financing program

Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) has partnered with East West Banking Corporation to introduce a new financing program aimed at making homeownership more affordable and accessible.

PhilRice distributes 4.42M rice seed bags to farmers

PhilRice provided 4.42 million bags of high-yielding, climate-resilient rice seeds under the RCEF program for the 2025 wet and 2026 dry seasons, reaching over 119,000 farmers.

Malayan Insurance rolls out zero-interest installment plans

Malayan Insurance Co., Inc., a leading non-life insurer in the Philippines, has launched a zero percent interest installment payment facility aimed at making comprehensive coverage more accessible and affordable for Filipinos.
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