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Foreign exchange buffer dips to $100 billion as gold prices and debt payments weigh down reserves 

The country’s cushion against global financial instability narrowed at the end of September 2026, with the nation's foreign exchange reserves slipping to $100 billion.

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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

Corporate

Vivant Foundation expands solar projects across Panay communities

Vivant Foundation Inc. (VFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Cebu-based Vivant Corp., is expanding its flagship Project Liadlaw across Panay Island, broadening the program from school electrification to healthcare, technical-vocational education, and literacy initiatives.

Banking & Insurance

PNB, Luna Securities team up to widen digital PERA access for all Filipinos

The Philippine National Bank and Luna Securities Inc. have partnered to expand digital access to the Personal Equity and Retirement Account or PERA program, making retirement investing simpler and more reachable nationwide. Through PNB’s Trust Banking Group and Luna—an accredited PERA Administrator—investors can now open, manage, and redeem PNB PERA products entirely via Luna’s digital platform, no branch visit needed.
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Markets

GCash shares start as few as 100 shares or only P660 for retail investors

Mynt Inc., GCash’s operator, lets the public buy shares for as low as 100 shares — just P660 at P6.60 apiece — far lower than the usual 1,000-share minimum for small investors.

Travel

Cebu Pacific base fare sale: Book now through Oct 11 for flights into mid-2027

Cebu Pacific has rolled out one-way base fares as low as ₱10 in a new seat sale running October 8–11 only. The ₱10 rate is the base fare—taxes, fees, and surcharges apply separately.
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Energy

Gas auction pre-qualifiers count 10 companies, 14 projects

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 10 companies and 14 projects have passed pre-qualification for the country’s first mid-merit natural gas capacity auction, clearing the way for actual bidding soon.

Transport & Communications

Grab, MOVE IT expand healthcare support for gig workers

Grab Philippines and MOVE IT are expanding healthcare support for gig workers through a partnership with Maxicare, giving eligible driver-, rider-, and delivery-partners access to free, unlimited medical consultations starting November 2026.
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Property

Metro Manila office demand eases in Q3; tenants shift to knowledge, health sectors

Prime Philippines reports office demand softened slightly in the third quarter, with total space rented edging down to 53,200 square meters from 53,300 square meters in the previous three months.

Environment

Toyota deepens tamaraw conservation push as population recovers 

For Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), the Tamaraw is more than the name of a utility vehicle. It is increasingly becoming a symbol of how the automaker is linking its business in the country with a broader environmental commitment.
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Technology

Health & Science

Smoke-free advocates seek mandatory LGU funding

Anti-smoking advocates are pushing for a national law requiring local governments to earmark 3 percent of their health budgets for tobacco control, arguing that uneven funding has hampered enforcement of existing smoking and vaping restrictions.
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Opinion

The money dances tinikling

Now you see the money. Now you don’t. And if Senator-Judge Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has the metaphor right, the money does not exactly disappear. It dances.

Half-a-billion time deposit math does not quite add up

Sometimes, a little arithmetic can do what a long argument cannot. It can puncture a rather large financial assumption.

The nation’s new favorite

There is a moment when a Filipino athlete stops being a promising competitor and becomes a national event. It usually begins with a victory, especially an unexpected one, and proceeds at a speed that would put the most frenetic fastbreak in basketball to shame.

Santissima Trinidad! The price of money

Not so long ago, my P100 got me a full meal, a movie ticket and a jeepney ride home. Today I showed one to the barista and all I got was a sympathetic nod and a small glass of service water.