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AUB charts AI-driven growth with stronger capital

Asia United Bank (AUB) is accelerating its digital transformation with artificial intelligence, expanded capital, and new financial services as it positions itself for sustained growth amid an economic environment expected to be shaped by inflation and currency volatility.

Office demand up but property firms stay cautious—Colliers

Return-to-office momentum is building across Metro Manila, but companies are still keeping a tight grip on expansion plans, tempering what could have been a stronger office market recovery, according to Colliers Philippines.

Tourism reforms needed now to hit 2028 goals

The Philippines must fix long-standing structural weaknesses in its tourism industry now or risk falling even further behind its Southeast Asian neighbors and missing its 2028 growth targets.

Eala makes Wimbledon history, storms into 2nd round

Alex Eala keeps finding new ceilings to smash. On Tuesday (midnight Wednesday in Manila), the shards landed on the immaculate lawns of Wimbledon, where the Filipina prodigy carved yet another first into Philippine tennis history.

PH global debt position widens  to $54.9B on lower cash reserves, market drops

The countey’s net global debt position widened to $54.9 billion at the end of March 2026, driven by a drop in the nation's foreign cash reserves and falling global bond values, preliminary central bank data showed.

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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.

Analysts: GCash IPO mid-price not a warning sign; valuation attractive 

Setting the initial public offering price of Mynt Inc., the operator of GCash, at P6.60 per share—near the lower end of its indicative range—does not signal trouble, according to market watchers. The figure lands close to the mid-point of the original P10-per-share indicative price band.

BCDA deepens Japan ties across Luzon economic hubs

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Group has secured three agreements with Japanese companies to explore infrastructure-resilience and energy-efficiency projects at major economic hubs in Luzon, as the Philippines seeks to deepen Japanese investment beyond individual facilities.
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