RCBC wins two 2026 Philippine Quill Awards
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) won two honors at the 2026 Philippine Quill Awards for communication campaigns aimed at widening access to formal financial services and bringing digital banking closer to underserved Filipinos.
URC expands potato trials to lift farmer incomes
Potato farmers in Benguet are testing seven new varieties alongside the familiar Granola in a bid to raise productivity, widen planting options and strengthen the commercial viability of one of the Cordillera’s key vegetable crops.
Hawkish Fed, $100 oil keep peso, PSEi under pressure
The Philippine peso and stocks could remain volatile this week as a hawkish US Federal Reserve, crude oil prices above USD100 a barrel and heightened Middle East tensions keep investors cautious.
DA indefinitely suspends raw ube exports to secure planting materials
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has indefinitely suspended exports of fresh purple yam, or ube, to shore up scarce planting material as the Philippines seeks to expand domestic production and turn the crop into a bigger export earner.
Mynt IPO likely to price below P10, analysts say
Mynt Inc., the company behind leading fintech platform GCash, may see its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) priced below the stated P10 indicative level, according to market analysts.
