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.

Sunlight Air chooses precision over size aloft

In an aviation industry often driven by scale and speed, Sunlight Air is taking a more measured route. The boutique carrier is building its business around efficiency, discipline, and destination depth, convinced that smarter operations can deliver both commercial returns and environmental gains.

PSAC urges stronger funding for Philippines startups 

The Private Sector Advisory Council is raising a clear warning. In a recent meeting with the Department of Trade and Industry, PSAC said the Philippine startup scene is slipping behind Southeast Asian peers, not for lack of ideas but for lack of capital that actually moves.

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

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

Aboitiz focus on industry, townships follow jobs

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

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.

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Aboitiz Renewables named ASEAN’s top clean energy producer

Aboitiz Renewables Inc., the clean energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corp., has been voted Independent Power Producer of the Year at the Enlit Asia Power & Energy Awards 2026.

Alas Pilipinas men’s team battled South Korea broke

The Alas Pilipinas national men’s volleyball team put up a gallant stand before dropping a tight contest in straight sets, 16–25, 25–27, 22–25, to South Korea in their opening match of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.

₱310.9M Nueva Vizcaya farm road breaks ground

The Department of Agriculture (DA) broke ground Sunday on the P310.9-million Pangawan–Banao farm-to-market road project in Nueva Vizcaya.

El Niño farm damage hits P6.87B; food costs set to rise

The Department of Agriculture (DA) reports initial damage from the ongoing El Niño has reached P6.87 billion, hitting crops and livelihoods across the country and raising concerns over food supply and consumer prices.
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