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    Innovation Leap: Philippines’ IP office shines

    The Philippines has quietly pulled off a big leap on the global innovation stage — and the business world should take notice. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has rocketed to third place in the World Trademark Review’s (WTR) 2026 IP Office Innovation Ranking, jumping from 13th in the previous edition and outperforming many far larger economies.

    MUFG drives PH renewable growth with landmark green deals

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has closed its first sustainable trade asset finance transactions in the Philippines, partnering with renewable energy leaders San Miguel Global Power and SN Aboitiz.

    FDA oversees precautionary Nestlé formula recall

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is actively overseeing and validating the voluntary recall initiated by Nestlé Philippines involving specific batches of NAN OPTIPRO and NANKID OPTIPRO infant formula products, citing a precautionary safety and quality concern.

    BSP keeps incentives flowing for green lending

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is extending key regulatory incentives designed to encourage banks to expand lending for green and climate-resilient projects.

    Ayala Land taps Abba’s Orchard Montessori for education hub in Cavite

    Ayala Land Inc. has signed an agreement with Abba’s Orchard Montessori to build the school’s largest K–12 campus inside the Vermosa development in Imus, Cavite.

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    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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    DENR orders closure of Cebu landfill over environmental, safety risks

    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the temporary closure of a sanitary landfill in Cebu following a trash slide that killed several people.
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