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BOP deficit widens in 1Q amid higher costs and slower inflows

The country’s balance of payments (BOP) — the measure of all economic transactions between the country and the rest of the world, and essentially what remains after foreign earnings are offset against external obligations and outlays — recorded a deficit of US$5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
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Visayas roots, Singapore routes: Top Line redraws its map

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Singapore is no longer just a distant dot on Top Line Business Development Corp.’s growth chart. It has become a very literal marker of how far the company has travelled in 12 years, from a Visayas-based real estate developer to an emerging energy player now thinking in global supply routes.

Sunlight Air chooses precision over size aloft

PSAC urges stronger funding for Philippines startups 

Tariffs rattle, AI thrives: Gruppo EMS builds ahead 

Aboitiz focus on industry, townships follow jobs

SteelAsia bets big on green steel

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Agriculture

Agriculture

PH, Denmark launch project to modernize offshore fishing industry

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with Denmark to introduce a pilot project aimed at modernizing the Philippines’ offshore fishing sector. Signed through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Danish Fishing Technology Cluster, this cooperation marks a new milestone as both countries celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations.

Spanish Know-How Backs Philippine Dairy Expansion 

Philippines, Lao PDR expand agricultural cooperation to boost trade and food security

Lanao del Norte water research center to get major upgrades

SRA clarifies NBB as sole authority in sugar-based bioethanol feedstock imports

Ube industry gets boost as DA-BPI distributes 60,000 planting materials

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Corporate Bulletins

Maya shifts to recycled plastic cards

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Maya has begun rolling out cards made from recycled plastic (rPVC) and plans to transition all newly produced prepaid cards to recycled materials by the end of the year as part of its sustainability commitment.

EastWest opens new branch at LIMA Estate in Lipa City

Globe retains A’ rating in 2025 CDP Supplier Engagement assessment

BPI conducts financial literacy sessions for MMMA graduating cadets

Top Line raises P1.5 billion for Visayas expansion

Del Monte profit jumps in Q4 on export, margin gains

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Banking & Insurance

Banking & Insurance

BSP tightens rules for digital financial marketplaces

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is rolling out stronger regulations to safeguard users of digital financial marketplaces, platforms that connect customers to various products and services offered by BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs).

SB Finance broadens healthcare lending to expand access

ADB-backed reforms target better Philippine public spending

RCBC, Tambunting widen banking access nationwide

BSP rule boosts digital banking, trashes SMS/email OTP for high-risk transactions

GSIS allocates ₱69.1 million for earthquake damage claims

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Markets

Tanduay retains World’s Top Rum spot for 9th straight year

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Tanduay, the Philippine rum brand owned by tycoon Lucio Tan, has kept its title as the world’s best-selling rum for nine consecutive years, according to Drinks International Magazine.

Hormuz risk keeps peso, PSEi on edge

Mynt IPO May Put Philippine Stocks Back in Play

Markets brace for twin central bank signals

Easing inflation gives markets room to breath

SEC centralizes SBL admin functions with PSE to speed up processing, cut costs

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Travel

Travel & Tourism

DOT maps tourism’s next chapter beyond Boracay

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The Department of Tourism (DOT) is giving domestic travel a fresh playbook. Instead of simply telling Filipinos where to go, it is asking its regional offices to create reasons to visit—and reasons to return.

Cebu Pacific opens one-stop service center for OFWs at MCIA Terminal 2

AirAsia brings back low fares for domestic, international flights

Japan visa fee hike unlikely to slow Filipino travel demand

Hotels pivot to locals as Middle East hits demand

Japan Foundation marks 30 years; Stella Dance Jam highlights PH-Japan friendship

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Energy & Mining

Crackdown on bad cement gains industry backing

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The country's cement makers are backing a tougher regulatory line on substandard products, arguing that stronger enforcement is about more than protecting the market—it's about protecting the buildings and infrastructure that rely on every bag of cement.

MORE’s modernized power grid saves Iloilo from massive outages

ERC reforms seek to spur next investment wave

BOI fast-tracks permits for major wind investment project

VinEnergo, SunAsia seal $1.5B Philippine solar venture

ERC: PH renewable energy targets at risk, but reforms boost progress

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Transport & Communications

Transport & Logistics

FAST expands fleet as delivery demand accelerates

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FAST Logistics Group is adding more horsepower to its nationwide network, rolling out 45 new delivery vehicles as businesses demand quicker deliveries and supply chains stretch deeper into the regions.

NLEX steps up rainy season prep helping keep motorists safe, traffic flowing

ICTSI secures Melbourne port concession until 2066

PCCI warns NAIA cargo delays threaten electronics competitiveness

Vehicle sales rebound as hybrid demand surges

BOC-ICTSI coordination set to speed up trade flows

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Property

First-quarter property price expansion broad-based; market momentum recovers

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Residential property prices posted broad-based quarterly growth in the first quarter of 2026, with both the National Capital Region (NCR) and Areas Outside NCR (AONCR) contributing to the overall increase.

DHSUD clears complaints backlog via conciliation push

DOJ tightens net on rogue property brokers

RLC infuses six properties worth ₱10.62 billion into REIT

DMCI sets 2027 launch for Batangas beach resort

Megaworld eyes 10,000 rooms amid expansion

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Environment

Environment

Metrobank, Mastercard turn simple transactions into a restorative environmental drive 

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Metrobank has partnered with Mastercard to join its global Priceless Causes initiative, turning routine card transactions into tangible environmental action. Launched in line with Philippine Environment Month this June 2026, the collaboration gives cardholders a simple way to support reforestation efforts without altering their usual spending habits.

DENR targets planting 3 million trees for Philippine Arbor Day

First Gen volunteers conduct coastal cleanup at Freedom Island for Month of the Ocean

Sapu Masla River: From degraded waterway to revitalized lifeline

SMC launches Butuanon River cleanup in Cebu to help reduce flooding

Gov’t cracks down on illegal chainsaw sale to protect forests, climate resilience

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Health & Science

Education, Health & Science

Program launched to improve maternal and infant health in Batangas

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Maternal and infant mortality remain key public health issues in the Philippines. According to data, the national maternal mortality rate stands at 84 per 100,000 live births, while Lipa City recorded the highest number of maternal and fetal deaths in the province in 2022.

NKTI expansion targets regional lead in dialysis care

The biggest shellfish hazard may be at home

SB Finance broadens healthcare lending to expand access

ABI Pascual leads Laguna 100-day milk program

Communities, PPPs seen powering UHC progress

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The great fork heist and other national priorities

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At long last, the public can sleep soundly. The National Capital Region Police Office has announced the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of attempting to make off with 26 forks and seven silver spoons from a Manila hotel—the estimated value of the alleged loot is P12,658.14.

Reframing the South China Sea conversation 

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For more than a decade, the South China Sea has been ASEAN's diplomatic traffic jam. Everyone knows there is a problem. Everyone agrees it matters. Yet the moment the conversation turns to China, the convoy grinds to a halt.

Ghosts of 1949 haunt today’s Senate

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The Philippine Senate has a remarkable talent for proving that history never really leaves the chamber. It merely changes surnames.

Silent senators forfeit democracy’s mantle

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The Senate has been regarded as the last bastion of democratic dissent—a chamber where statesmen stood their ground, challenged power, and refused to let their voices be drowned out by political pressure or executive overreach. It was where difficult questions were asked, unpopular truths were spoken, and silence was treated not as a virtue but as a surrender.
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