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Households and businesses signal turnaround as economic optimism rebounds

Economic sentiment across the Philippines is turning a corner as both families and business owners show growing confidence in their financial future.

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iPeople targets 200,000 students with global expansion push

iPeople, the listed Yuchengco-Ayala education joint venture, is pursuing an expansion strategy built around international partnerships, new campuses and facilities, sustainability-focused programs, and deeper artificial intelligence integration as it aims to nearly triple its student population to 200,000.

Agriculture

₱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.

Corporate

SEC shuts down illegal investment operations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued cease-and-desist orders against three entities for illegally soliciting investments from the public without proper registration or license.

Banking & Insurance

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Markets

Philippine stocks brace for oil, peso headwinds

Philippine equities enter Monday trading with volatility likely to remain elevated as investors weigh three competing forces: higher oil prices, renewed peso weakness and tightening domestic liquidity ahead of sizeable equity offerings.

Travel

PH eyes tourism investments as ASEAN spotlight turns to Manila

The Philippines is shifting its tourism strategy from simply counting arrivals to attracting long-term investments, as it prepares to host ASEAN tourism ministers this week and showcase the country as a regional tourism hub.
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Energy

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.

Transport & Communications

Aviation officers finish CAAP advanced simulator training

Nine hundred thirty-five Filipino air traffic management officers and controllers have completed comprehensive training using cutting-edge simulators from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, expanding the country’s skilled aviation workforce to manage national airspace safely and efficiently.
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Property

Housing market softens as regional divergence hits record slowdown 

Residential property prices across the country experienced a significant cooling period in the second quarter of 2026, registering their slowest year-on-year growth rate since tracking began in 2019, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). While property values in the National Capital Region continued to expand, this upward momentum was dragged down by a widespread price drop in regions outside the capital. The downturn, the BSP noted, was most pronounced in regions beyond Greater Manila, marking the first time overall prices outside the capital region have contracted on an annual basis and signaling a clear shift in the country's housing dynamics.

Environment

Nestlé turns cleanup into circular economy action

Plastic has a way of coming back. Nestlé Philippines wants to make sure it returns to the recycling loop—not the ocean.

DENR launches Pinoy biotech hub

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Technology

Globe hits 2026 best network marks in DICT’s August report card

Globe Telecom Inc. turned in its strongest network performance of the year this past August, earning its highest overall rating and fastest average download speed in the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Telco Report Card.

Health & Science

Batang Matatag expands to 44 Pasig schools

Batang Matatag is expanding to 44 schools in Pasig as the child health initiative marks its fifth year, bringing health education on gut health and everyday hygiene to more school communities.
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Opinion

Everybody is a scout

There is a particular moment in every Filipino basketball game when somebody on the sidelines becomes a coach. It does not matter if the game is in the PBA, UAAP, NBA, or a barangay court with one hoop, a cracked backboard, and a dog wandering underneath it. Somebody always knows what the team should be doing. “Pass!” “Box out!” “Take the shot!” “Why is he still playing?” It is not necessarily criticism. It is participation.

Policies, not promises, build economies

In 1986, the Philippines stood at a historic crossroads. Fresh from the People Power Revolution, the country embraced a vibrant democratic morning with a distinct economic head start in Southeast Asia. Across the South China Sea, Vietnam was in dire straits—reeling from decades of war, international isolation, and hyperinflation. Yet that very year, Hanoi launched Doi Moi, an ambitious series of economic reforms meant to transition from a rigid command economy toward a more market-driven system.

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The most expensive thing in your car is time

A car can tell you many things. It can tell you that a door is open, a tire needs air, a passenger has forgotten to buckle up, or that you are getting dangerously close to the vehicle in front of you. What it cannot tell you is why you have been sitting in the same spot for 23 minutes. This is the peculiar economics of driving in the Philippines. We fork over a great deal of money buying cars that can go very fast, and then spend a considerable portion of our lives making sure they do not.