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Blue chips signal medium-term PSEi opportunity 

The Philippine stock market remains cautiously constructive as investors weigh short-term macro headwinds against improving medium-term earnings visibility.

ADB offers $1.75 billion aid to PH amid Middle East crisis

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it is ready to provide up to $1.75 billion in additional financing to help the Philippines deal with the economic effects of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Globe posts strong 1Q 2026 growth as data drives 91% of revenues

Globe Telecom reported strong first-quarter 2026 earnings, with consolidated service revenues rising 5 percent year-on-year to P42 billion, marking its second-highest quarterly revenue performance on record.

Flexible gold ownership gains traction in Philippines

Gold ownership in the Philippines is becoming increasingly flexible as buyers seek a wider range of formats tailored to their financial goals. 

ICTSI boosts South Africa reade, supply chains 

Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is set to strengthen South Africa’s trade and logistics sector as it begins managing and developing the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 (DCT2) under a 25-year partnership with state-owned Transnet.

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PH to make energy security key ASEAN agenda

The Philippines will use its ASEAN chairmanship to push for stronger regional safeguards against energy supply disruptions and faster cross-border power connectivity as Southeast Asian energy ministers meet in Manila this week.

₱3.8-B fuel subsidy for agri sector beneficiaries kicks off this month

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that around 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk, and agricultural haulers will receive ₱3 billion in fuel subsidies starting this month, aiding the sector amid El Niño impacts and persistently high fuel costs.

Visayas power probe pushes transparency, reliability, consumer protection 

Therma Visayas told lawmakers that it sources coal from Indonesia and uses the Indonesian Coal Index in its power supply agreements, as a House inquiry into electricity reliability in the Visayas turned attention to both supply security and pricing transparency.

DA ramps up El Niño preparations drawing on past preparations 

The Department of Agriculture is bolstering full-scale preparations for an intense El Niño, applying hard-won experience to safeguard farm output, secure food supplies, and protect farmers and fisherfolk from harm.
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