Sunday, 15 February 2026, 3:04 am

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    Import pause lifts palay prices, tests rice cost balance

    A temporary rice import ban ordered by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. from September to December 2025 has pushed up farmgate prices of palay (unmilled rice) across the country, helping farmers recover from months of losses but raising concerns about possible higher rice prices for consumers.

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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

    Japan invests in BARMM’s aquaculture future

    The Japan government and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a two-year program to strengthen aquaculture and fisheries in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao(BARMM), a region seen as one of the Philippines’ most promising areas for fish production.

    Corporate

    CEOs rethink playbooks as risk rise 

    A growing share of Asia-Pacific chief executives are preparing to break out of their traditional lanes, as cyber threats, sluggish confidence and long-term viability fears force a strategic reset.

    Banking & Insurance

    Love in the time of phishing: Don’t let romance scammers steal more than your wallet

    As online activity intensifies during the Valentine’s season, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and East West Bank have issued a strong and urgent warning: fraud schemes are surging, and scammers are aggressively targeting customers amid the spike in digital transactions and heightened emotions of the “love month.”
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    Markets

    Barbie’s holiday hangover hits Mattel

    Barbie wasn’t in the mood to celebrate — even if Ken showed up with Hot Wheels and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Investors weren’t feeling festive either.

    Travel

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    Energy

    President Trump scraps EPA climate findings

    In a move that could redraw the map of global climate governance, the Environmental Protection Agency has rejected its 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare, a scientific and legal cornerstone that has underpinned US climate policy for more than a decade. 

    Transport & Communications

    Cebu Pacific flies more passengers in January

    Cebu Pacific (CEB) started 2026 on a strong note, flying 2.73 million passengers in January, 6.2 percent more than the same month last year.
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    Property

    Filinvest Park wins PEZA nod, targets 

    Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) has secured Philippine Economic Zone Authority registration for Filinvest Innovation Park – Ciudad de Calamba (FIPC), formally entering the country’s expanding ecozone network and positioning Laguna as a magnet for high-value, export-driven industries.

    Environment

    President Trump scraps EPA climate findings

    In a move that could redraw the map of global climate governance, the Environmental Protection Agency has rejected its 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare, a scientific and legal cornerstone that has underpinned US climate policy for more than a decade. 
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    Technology

    PH eyes Nvidia chain for tech gains 

    The Philippines is stepping up its bid to capture high-value slices of the global technology supply chain, zeroing in on Tier 1 contract manufacturers within the ecosystem of Nvidia, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

    Health & Science

    PHAP sounds alarm on HTA bottlenecks

    The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines has escalated concerns over protracted Health Technology Assessment (HTA) timelines, warning regulators that delays are slowing Filipinos’ access to life-saving medicines and tying up scarce public funds.
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    Opinion

    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. 

    Philippine paradox: Doing right, paying wrong

    Even when the government acts with moral clarity, ordinary Filipinos often end up holding the short end of the stick. 

    Airport knife shooting thrusts security governance into spotlight

    A knife-related shooting at Iloilo International Airport has forced an uncomfortable reckoning inside aviation security circles: what happens when systems meant to stop danger at the door allow it to fester into a crowded terminal.

    Regulatory stress test for PH aviation: The PR113 lavatory fiasco

    The reported handling of a lavatory system failure on Philippine Airlines Flight PR113 should not be treated as a one-off operational lapse.