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Households and businesses signal turnaround as economic optimism rebounds

Economic sentiment across the Philippines is turning a corner as both families and business owners show growing confidence in their financial future.

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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

₱9.7 billion activated to tackle El Niño threat, high fuel prices

The Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday it may use P9.7 billion in Special Allotment Release Orders to support farmers and fisherfolk facing rising fuel prices and the expected severe effects of El Niño.

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Banking & Insurance

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Markets

Philippine stocks brace for oil, peso headwinds

Philippine equities enter Monday trading with volatility likely to remain elevated as investors weigh three competing forces: higher oil prices, renewed peso weakness and tightening domestic liquidity ahead of sizeable equity offerings.

Travel

Philippines climbs WEF tourism ranking but lags ASEAN peers

The Philippines has notched a notable jump in global tourism competitiveness, but structural hurdles continue to keep the country trailing its Southeast Asian neighbors.
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Energy

Malampaya gas return cuts power costs

The return of indigenous Malampaya natural gas to the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan Power Plant in Batangas is expected to slash electricity generation charges by about 36 centavos per kilowatt-hour, offering much-needed relief to consumers while cutting foreign fuel dependence.

Transport & Communications

Lopez lifts PUV fare adjustment freeze; new rates start September 28

Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has officially ended the moratorium on public utility vehicle fare adjustments, acting on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s recommendation to restore rate changes put on hold last March. The new fares take effect this coming Monday, September 28, responding to sustained high fuel costs that have strained the sector.
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Property

Housing market softens as regional divergence hits record slowdown 

Residential property prices across the country experienced a significant cooling period in the second quarter of 2026, registering their slowest year-on-year growth rate since tracking began in 2019, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). While property values in the National Capital Region continued to expand, this upward momentum was dragged down by a widespread price drop in regions outside the capital. The downturn, the BSP noted, was most pronounced in regions beyond Greater Manila, marking the first time overall prices outside the capital region have contracted on an annual basis and signaling a clear shift in the country's housing dynamics.

Environment

DENR chief urges global environmental governance reform at UNGA 81

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” T. Cuna has called on the international community to overhaul global environmental governance, cut institutional fragmentation, and guarantee developing nations get the resources they need to meet global environmental commitments.

DENR launches Pinoy biotech hub

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Technology

Globe: Build connectivity into homes from day one

At the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association Convention, Globe presented connectivity as a fundamental component of modern housing rather than an auxiliary service.

Health & Science

St. Luke’s adds laser system for faster vision correction

St. Luke’s Medical Center–Global City has introduced the VisuMax 800 femtosecond laser system, expanding its range of advanced vision correction procedures and enabling laser treatment in seconds per eye.
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Opinion

Policies, not promises, build economies

In 1986, the Philippines stood at a historic crossroads. Fresh from the People Power Revolution, the country embraced a vibrant democratic morning with a distinct economic head start in Southeast Asia. Across the South China Sea, Vietnam was in dire straits—reeling from decades of war, international isolation, and hyperinflation. Yet that very year, Hanoi launched Doi Moi, an ambitious series of economic reforms meant to transition from a rigid command economy toward a more market-driven system.

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The most expensive thing in your car is time

A car can tell you many things. It can tell you that a door is open, a tire needs air, a passenger has forgotten to buckle up, or that you are getting dangerously close to the vehicle in front of you. What it cannot tell you is why you have been sitting in the same spot for 23 minutes. This is the peculiar economics of driving in the Philippines. We fork over a great deal of money buying cars that can go very fast, and then spend a considerable portion of our lives making sure they do not.

VP Duterte’s business interests raise constitutional knot

Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo asked a deceptively simple question during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: Why did no one in her legal orbit tell her to divest from her businesses before she took her oath?