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    CREC secures ₱3.98-B loan from BPI for Pangasinan solar project

    Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has signed a ₱3.98-billion project finance loan with the Bank of the Philippine Islands to help complete its 113-megawatt Citicore Solar Pangasinan 2 project in Binalonan. BPI Capital Corp. acted as the sole lead arranger.

    DA chief signals leaner rice imports amid strong harvest

    Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. signaled a major shift in the country’s rice import strategy on Wednesday, issuing an advisory that points to significantly lower import requirements for the first quarter of 2026.

    Export targets trimmed, push for growth intensified

    The Department of Trade and Industry has trimmed its export ambitions—but not its appetite for acceleration. 

    Sky link spurs PH–Vietnam travel boom

    The new direct link offered by VietJet between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City is expected to turbocharge tourism and business ties between the Philippines and Vietnam, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

    Insurer pushes estate planning as wealth transfer risks rise

    With property values increasing and many family-owned businesses expanding, more Filipino families are facing problems when transferring wealth to the next generation. Without proper estate planning, assets can end up frozen, tied up in legal disputes, or even sold off just to settle taxes.

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    State guarantee to power wider SME loans under DCFC partnership

    State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corp. (Philguarantee) has partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC) to widen credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country.

    Clark Airport set for major upgrade under new DOTr-BCDA pact

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) have signed a new agreement to turn Clark International Airport (CRK) into a leading center for industrial, manufacturing, transport and related services.

    False filings cost Discaya companies their corporate status

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has canceled the registration of two construction companies owned by the Discaya family, who are linked to a flood-control corruption probe.

    ABS-CBN’s road to recovery hits a speed bump

    The recovery of ABS-CBN, already slow and painful, has only gotten more challenging after TV5 issued a notice of termination of its TV Content Supply Agreement—a move that threatens to shut a major broadcast distribution avenue for the listed entertainment company and underscores its financial fragility since it lost its franchise in 2020.
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