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    SEC to reopen online lending market April 1

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will lift its three-year moratorium on new online lending platforms starting April 1, signaling a major policy shift aimed at expanding competition while tightening oversight of the fast-growing digital lending sector.

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    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.

    Agriculture

    DA halts fertilizer delivery in Mindoro over registration violations

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has stopped the distribution and use of 11,353 bags of fertilizer in Oriental and Occidental Mindoro after regulators found violations of product registration rules.

    Corporate

    Ayala Group opens applications for 2026 summer internship program 

    The Ayala Group has opened applications for the 2026 Ayala Group Summer Internship Program (AGSIP), starting February 27.

    Pag-IBIG boosts dividends anew

    Banking & Insurance

    PNB raises 2026 dividend by 20% on strong earnings performance

    Philippine National Bank has approved a 20 percent increase in its 2026 cash dividend, signaling confidence in its earnings strength and long-term strategy.
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    Markets

    Ayala Land completes P3.7B AREIT sale

    Ayala Land Inc., the flagship real estate developer of the Ayala Group, has successfully sold 88 million common shares of AREIT, Inc. at P42 per share, raising P3.7 billion before fees and taxes. 

    Trust takes lead in mega sale

    Travel

    Gulf turbulence grounds PAL, CebuPac key routes

    Philippine carriers are pulling back from the Middle East as security risks and airspace limits ripple across key corridors, forcing cancellations and swift contingency plans. Mostly affected are the tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers deployed in the Middle East.
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    Energy

    Transport & Communications

    Public-private alliance steps up battle vs online scams hitting OFWs

    The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families from the growing threat of online scams.

    Toyota tops anew importer list

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    Property

    Movem, Rockwell power up Makati

    Movem, the e-mobility arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has teamed up with Rockwell Property Management Corp. to launch five electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at Edades Tower and Edades Suites in Rockwell Center.

    Environment

    BPI launches debit card made from 100% recycled plastic

    The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has introduced a new Debit Mastercard made from 100 percent recycled, PVC-free plastic as part of its push for more sustainable banking.
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    Technology

    Public-private alliance steps up battle vs online scams hitting OFWs

    The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families from the growing threat of online scams.

    Health & Science

    Mapúa, ASU expand partnership, global education soars

    Mapúa Education Group and Arizona State University (ASU) are taking Philippine higher education global. 
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    Opinion

    NAIA Terminal shakeup tests airlines nerves

    At Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the runway is not the only thing shifting. Airlines are now studying a government proposal to redraw the airport map itself, clustering carriers by business model in a sweeping terminal realignment. 

    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.

    Smoke Without Fire, Markets Without Rules

    When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discards its own scientific “endangerment finding,” it does more than revise a memo from 2009. It performs a kind of regulatory alchemy: turning greenhouse gases from legally recognized threats into political inconveniences.

    Philippine bond market: Confidence, stability, lower borrowing costs

    The Philippine government bond market may sound like a tangle of numbers and acronyms, but it matters to everyone.