Irma Isip

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Irma Isip is a seasoned business journalist covering corporate developments, international trade, and economic trends. A University of Santo Tomas graduate, she spent over 15 years as Business Editor at Malaya Business Insight, delivering clear, insightful reporting on key market and industry developments.

Lunar New Year: Red envelopes kick-start the business mood

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The Lunar New Year, by law, is a special non-working holiday in the Philippines.

Aboitiz focus on industry, townships follow jobs

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For three decades, the Aboitiz Group has been quietly building a real estate portfolio that spans homes, offices, and commercial spaces. But in recent years, it has made a deliberate pivot away from crowded residential battlegrounds toward a less glamorous, far more strategic corner of the market: industrial development. The bet is simple but bold—build where factories, logistics, and infrastructure go first, and let communities grow organically around them.

Damosa Land moves carefully after breakout in 2025

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After closing a volatile but ultimately record-breaking 2025, Damosa Land is entering the new year with a sharpened strategy, fresh capital commitments, and a development pipeline defined less by aggressive expansion and more by disciplined execution.

SteelAsia bets big on green steel

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In an exclusive interview with Context.PH, SteelAsia chairman and chief executive officer Benjamin Yao laid out a vision that goes beyond growth targets and capacity figures. At stake, he said, is nothing less than the country’s industrial future.
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SEC approves San Miguel’s P30 billion preferred share offering

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to San Miguel Corporation’s follow-on offering of preferred shares, valued at up to P30 billion.

SEC lifts ban on new online lending platforms starting August 1 

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will lift the moratorium on new online lending platforms on August 1, 2026, bringing an end to the restriction first imposed on November 5, 2021, after over four years. Alongside this, the SEC is implementing strict new standards safeguarding consumers and curbing unfair lending practices. The guidelines are outlined in Memorandum Circular No. 20, Series of 2026, and apply to all existing, newly registered, and prospective financing and lending companies that use mobile apps, websites, or other digital systems to extend credit to the public.

Pag-IBIG cuts housing loan rates, raises borrowing cap 

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The government is making homeownership more affordable after the...

DBCC cuts medium-term growth goals, keeps long-term targets

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The government has lowered its medium-term economic and fiscal targets, adopting a more cautious outlook as global uncertainty, persistent inflation, and climate risks weigh on the Philippine economy, while reaffirming its commitment to long-term growth and fiscal stability.
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