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Smart and Lynk Global complete sarellite-to-phone tests in Ilocos Norte

Smart Communications, Inc. and its partner Lynk Global have successfully completed new field tests of their Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite service in the province’s coastal towns of Burgos, Bangui, and Pagudpud.

Power giant Meralco braces for oil shock

Manila Electric Co. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said the country’s largest power distributor is reviewing its fuel mix as tensions in the Middle East threaten to push electricity costs higher.

Luzviminda’s daughters: Steel, silk, sovereignty, spotlight

If you want to understand the Philippines, resist the temptation to start with its strongmen and their statues. Begin instead with its women, the quiet architects of its revolutions, the steady hands at the tiller when storms arrive.

Lotte Pepsi targets Philippines as export springboard  

LOTTE Pepsi Cola Products Philippines Inc. is eyeing the Philippines as a potential ASEAN export hub for Korean beverages, signaling a strategic pivot that could expand its manufacturing footprint and deepen bilateral business ties.

Omega accelerates USRN hiring push

Global healthcare services firm Omega Healthcare is stepping up recruitment of US-registered nurses (USRNs) in the Philippines, expanding operations in Manila and Cebu to meet rising demand for clinical support across the US healthcare system.

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DTI warns vs hoarding, profiteering amid crisis

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Saturday warned retailers against hoarding essential goods and engaging in profiteering, saying such illegal practices will not be tolerated as global tensions threaten to drive up oil prices and logistics costs.

DA rolls out P65M interventions for Albay farmers, fisherfolk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative on Thursday, with Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in this town widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.”

Philippines halts poultry importation from Indiana amid bird flu

The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds—and their products—from Indiana following confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.

BSP wins global award for managing foreign currency reserves

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received the 2026 “Reserve Manager” award from Central Banking, recognizing the Philippine central bank’s improvements in handling the country’s foreign currency reserves.
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