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    Philippine design sales surge 75% at Paris expo

    The Philippines is tightening its grip on the global design stage after posting a 75 percent jump in sales at Maison&Objet, signaling growing international appetite for Filipino craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics.

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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

    More US chicken back on table as DA eases import curbs

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on poultry imports from the US states of Illinois and Wisconsin, allowing chicken products from these areas to enter the Philippines again. However, imports from Kansas remain suspended due to ongoing bird flu outbreaks.

    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

    Security Bank Capital arranges P4-B social notes for Asialink Group

    Security Bank Capital Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of Security Bank Corporation, has arranged and managed P4 billion in privately placed corporate notes for Asialink Finance Corporation, Global Dominion Financing, Inc., and South Asialink Finance Corp., collectively known as the Asialink Group.
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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

    Another Tuesday, another hike: Fuel costs keep rising

    Fuel prices are set to rise again this week, marking what could be the sixth straight increase this year, according to Jetti Petroleum Inc..

    Transport & Communications

    Globe backs policy overhaul to deliver reliable, affordable internet

    Globe Telecom Inc. is pushing for policy reforms to speed up telecom build up and enhance internet reliability across the country. 
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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

    NTC proposes strict service standards for new data players

    The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has proposed new service quality benchmarks for data transmission industry participants under the Konektadong Pinoy Act to ensure new telecommunications entrants meet national connectivity standards.

    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

    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. 

    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.