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Asia’s lack of biofuels demand hinders investments – Exxon exec

A lack of biofuels demand in Asia-Pacific is making it hard for companies to justify pumping billions of dollars into projects in the region, an ExxonMobil executive said on Monday, despite growing decarbonisation efforts worldwide.

Oil prices up after mixed adjustments

The price of gasoline at the pumps sold by the various retailers goes up by P0.95 per liter beginning midnight Tuesday.

“Ph owns one of the world’s best company registration systems”

The Philippines is recognized as having one of the best company registration systems in the world, owing to the digital innovations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) program.

Court stops LTO procurement of blank plastic license cards

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday said a local court issued a preliminary injunction against continued government procurement of plastic blanks for use in printing driver's license cards. 

Treasury bill yields continue to rise despite bid rejections

Yields on Treasury bills (T-bills) were higher at the auction held Monday, with the Bureau of Treasury allowing the average rate of the 91-day treasury paper to top 6.00 percent. 

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Taekwondo jin Yape delivers 4th Asian Games gold

The Philippines is back at four gold medals in the Asian Games, matching its haul from Hangzhou in 2023.

Smart Travē cuts eSIM rates up to 43% for holiday travelers 

Filipinos traveling abroad this season get up to 43 percent off Smart Travē eSIM data packs—just in time for year-end trips across 100+ destinations.

P3B fuel subsidy targets farmers, fishers, truckers 

The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.

Over a thousand volunteers join Jollibee Group coastal cleanup drive

More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.
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