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7-Eleven Philippines is pressing ahead with its expansion toward more than 5,000 stores by year-end, even as permitting delays and power availability threaten to slow the pace of new openings.

Shell Pilipinas Corp. maintained uninterrupted energy supply and robust trade operations across the Philippines through the first half of the year, even as severe global market volatility and inventory holding losses led to a net loss of P1.9 billion.

Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC), the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the country, has reported a significant dip in sales, by as much as 20 percent, attributed to the incessant monsoon rains experienced over the past two weeks. Despite a strong performance up until July, bolstered by its annual "7-11 day" promotion, the company acknowledges the sensitivity of its sales to adverse weather conditions.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported a P1.42 billion damage to the agriculture sector due to the enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) and Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay, as of August 17. This figure rose from P1.03 billion earlier that day.

To boost business operations and lower digital transaction hurdles across the country, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has waived all PESONet transfer fees for payments processed through the Pay Non-BPI disbursement feature on its corporate platform, BPI BizLink.