Sunday, 22 February 2026, 9:46 am

    Jun Vallecera

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    Post Valentine BIR, lotto operators meet resolves confusion over tax

    The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently met with the operators of the various lotto outlets in the country to flesh out the confusion...

    Cybersecurity vendor warns of new info-stealer malware

    The virus information stealer Vidar has been spreading through internet domains claiming to be associated with the remote desktop software company AnyDesk. This was reported...

    Challenging 2022 economic landscape pushed SCG Philippines profits south

    SCG Philippines, which locally markets its cement and building materials directly from facilities in Thailand, has reported continued profitable if significantly eroded operations in...

    On the economy, while IMF frets, Guinigundo sizzles

    Key International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials urged central banks to ensure that their policy responses remain appropriately restrictive and should stay in place long...

    Emerging markets output growth looking sanguine

    Emerging markets and developing economies like the Philippines were to collectively post output growth measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) averaging 4 percent this year, but higher next year to 4.2 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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    Trump sidesteps court, raises global tariff to 15%

    Just hours after the US Supreme Court struck down his global tariff regime, President Donald Trump did what markets have come to expect and went bigger.

    EastWest profit surges on strong momentum

    East West Banking Corp., the country’s 11th largest lender by assets, capped 2025 with a 21 percent jump in net income to P9.2 billion, powered by robust core revenues, double-digit fee growth and tighter cost discipline, underscoring the bank’s expanding earnings engine in a competitive market.

    Rafael Fernandez de Mesa: The other Rafa who built his own court

    Rafael Fernandez de Mesa likes to open with a joke. In another life, he says, he might have been the first Rafa people talked about. Instead, that distinction belongs to Rafael Nadal. Fernandez de Mesa found his arena elsewhere, trading baseline rallies for balance sheets.

    When safety grounds flights, bills soar

    Gilbert had barely settled into his seat on a Friday evening flight bound for Manila, pleased to be heading home after several days of meetings in Mindanao. An hour later, the single-aisle jet remained parked on the tarmac at Francisco Bangoy International Airport, engines silent, cabin restless.
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