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World Bank $1B financing targets Philippine farm transformation

At least five million Filipino farmers are poised to benefit from a USD1-billion World Bank financing package aimed at accelerating a nationwide shift toward higher productivity, diversification, and climate resilience—an overhaul long seen as critical to stabilizing food supply and rural incomes.

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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

Price Council backs DA-proposed temporary price cap on imported rice

The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.

Corporate

ABS-CBN board denies claims linked to family dispute

The board of ABS-CBN Corporation has denied claims tied to an internal dispute within the Lopez family, saying the media company is not involved in the case cited in recent reports.

Banking & Insurance

SSS considers loan, contribution relief measures

The Social Security System (SSS) is exploring measures to ease financial pressures on its members and employers amid continuing economic challenges.
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Markets

Robinsons Retail exits bourse after years of undervaluation

A dozen years after its market debut, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) is heading for an exit from the Philippine Stock Exchange, as its board backs a voluntary tender offer by controlling shareholder JE Holdings, Inc.

Travel

Filipinos rethink Holy Week travel amid rising costs

For many Filipinos, Holy Week marks one of the longest breaks of the year—a welcome pause to return to provincial towns, join the Stations of the Cross, visit churches, and watch the Senakulo. 
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Energy

Meralco assures stable power supply during Holy Week

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said it is ready to provide stable and reliable electricity service throughout the Holy Week.

Transport & Communications

AirAsia moving international flights to NAIA Terminal 1 

AirAsia Philippines and Malaysia AirAsia will transfer all international flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 to Terminal 1 beginning March 29, 2026.
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Property

Women redefine property development in Cebu Landmasters

In the Queen City of the South, the skyline may still rise in steel and glass, but the real shift is happening behind closed doors. The blueprint is being redrawn, and this time, more women are holding the pens.

Environment

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Technology

APECO, InfiniVAN pact targets data center hub

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with InfiniVAN Inc. to accelerate digital infrastructure development, a move officials say could position the ecozone as a competitive destination for data center investments.

Health & Science

Infected male mosquitoes offer hope vs dengue 

Dengue remains a stubborn threat in tropical countries like the Philippines, where warm weather and dense urban living create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes. 
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Opinion

Fuel crisis or policy gap?

Airline executives were caught off guard when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that Philippine carriers may be forced to cut flights—or even ground planes—due to a possible jet fuel shortage tied to the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Choked Hormuz puts global food supply at risk

Food, not fuel, may prove the first and most immediate casualty of the Middle East conflict as disruption grips the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane with an outsized role in feeding the world.

Eala storms toward WTA’s elite circle

The desert—both in Dubai and Indian Wells—has been kind to Alex Eala.

Luzviminda’s daughters: Steel, silk, sovereignty, spotlight

If you want to understand the Philippines, resist the temptation to start with its strongmen and their statues. Begin instead with its women, the quiet architects of its revolutions, the steady hands at the tiller when storms arrive.