Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 2:13 am

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    Lower BSP rates cool treasury bill yields

    Average yields on Philippine treasury bills fell at Monday’s auction, reflecting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent quarter-point cut to its benchmark interest rate. The move signals easing borrowing costs for both the government and private sector amid a supportive macroeconomic backdrop.

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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

    New coffee office seen to transform PH coffee sector

    The Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) has welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s creation of a Coffee Industry Development Office (CIDO), calling it a timely move that could strengthen the country’s coffee sector and benefit both farmers and consumers.

    Meat, egg output climb in Q4

    Corporate

    Filinvest Land posts flat 2025 profit amid revenue growth

    Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) reported an attributable income of ₱4.17 billion in 2025, nearly unchanged from ₱4.16 billion in 2024, citing higher interest rates, more selective homebuyers, and structural shifts in the office sector.

    Banking & Insurance

    Lower BSP rates cool treasury bill yields

    Average yields on Philippine treasury bills fell at Monday’s auction, reflecting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent quarter-point cut to its benchmark interest rate. The move signals easing borrowing costs for both the government and private sector amid a supportive macroeconomic backdrop.
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    Markets

    FILRT lifts dividend, yield hears 8%

    Filinvest REIT Corp. kicked off 2026 with a higher cash payout, as its board approved a dividend of P0.06 per common share, up 5.3...

    Travel

    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.
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    Energy

    Fuel prices rise again, hitting households and businesses

    Fuel prices in the Philippines continue to climb, with gasoline up by P0.60 per liter and diesel and kerosene rising by P1.20 per liter, marking the seventh consecutive week of increases for gasoline and the eighth for diesel and kerosene in 2026.

    Transport & Communications

    Gov’t speeds up housing for families affectesby NSCR

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it is speeding up the construction of relocation sites in Bulacan and Pampanga for families affected by the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
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    Property

    Filipino investors turn to Dubai as offshore property demand surges

    Dubai-based developer DAMAC Properties has partnered with ERA Philippines to give Filipino investors direct access to real estate opportunities in the Middle East, highlighting growing local interest in offshore market diversification.

    Environment

    Coca‑Cola aims to expand bottle recycling program across PH

    Coca‑Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP) is partnering with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and the Provincial Government of Quirino to expand its Tapon to Ipon program to more local government units nationwide.
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    Technology

    Firewalls alone won’t save Filipinos, Scam Watch says

    At the Google.org Impact Summit Asia Pacific in New Delhi, Scam Watch Pilipinas delivered a pointed reminder to the region’s tech and policy leaders: the weakest link in cybersecurity is no longer the server—it’s the citizen.

    Health & Science

    Competition Commission clears major healthcare investment push

    The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved a proposed joint venture involving GCMC Holdings, Inc., Navegar II (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and Leapfrog Emerging Consumer Fund IV, LP, clearing the transaction after a Phase 1 review.
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    Opinion

    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. 

    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.