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Mid-year FDI slips, but fresh equity capital signals long-term investor confidence

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country slowed in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, driven primarily by lower intercompany loans and reduced reinvestment of earnings by foreign companies.

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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

DA pushes palm oil expansion to cut imports, boost economy and support cleaner fuels

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is leading a major drive to expand the palm oil industry, aiming to cut the country’s heavy reliance on imports and build a local supply base that can also serve as feedstock for cleaner fuels.

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Banking & Insurance

BSP official honored with Global Green Finance citation

A senior official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received a prestigious international award for outstanding leadership in advancing inclusive green finance, highlighting the country’s progress toward a more sustainable financial sector.
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Markets

PSEi tests 6,100 as peso volatility clouds momentum

The PSEi is knocking on 6,100—but whether it can break higher may depend on how the peso holds up as geopolitical tensions, dollar demand and shifting rate expectations add to market uncertainty.

Travel

DOT faces P6B tourism infrastructure gap

The Department of Tourism is facing a P6.02-billion funding gap for 28 infrastructure projects after the Department of Public Works and Highways shifted responsibility for financing new and continuing tourism projects to the DOT, but the proposed funding was not included in the 2027 national budget.
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Energy

Philippine Aurion pours P3.34B into solar cells plant in Batangas industrial park

Philippine Aurion Solar Technologies Inc. is investing over P3.34 billion to build a solar cells manufacturing facility within the First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) in Sto. Tomas, Batangas.

Transport & Communications

DP World, ATI deploy hybrid cranes to upgrade Manila South Harbor

DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbor, boosting capacity while advancing safer, more efficient and low-emission operations.
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Property

Anflo pitches investment-ready Mindanao for global supply chains

The Anflo Group is pitching Mindanao as an investment-ready manufacturing base for global supply chains, pointing to the region’s resources, industrial infrastructure, and growing investor interest as it works to overcome lingering perceptions about the island.

Environment

DENR cracks down illegal wildlife trade: 55 traders apprehended, 339 animals seized in 2026 operations

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported intensified regulatory vigilance and law enforcement against wildlife violations, with 55 illegal traders apprehended and more than 300 wild fauna confiscated across 71 operations from January to August 2026.
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Technology

ABS-CBN restructures capital, expands board

ABS-CBN Corp. is seeking shareholder approval for a P4.5-billion capital increase and a two-seat board expansion, reshaping its corporate structure as two new directors are nominated to join the company’s governing body.

Health & Science

Adarna expands Filipino content through Canva 

Adarna House is taking its Filipino children’s content beyond books through a partnership with digital design platform Canva, creating a new channel for its stories and learning materials to reach students, teachers and families.
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Opinion

The math behind Duterte’s impeachment vote

The math, more than politics, may hold the key to Vice President Sara Duterte’s political future. And the numbers could be settled within the next two weeks, when the Senate, sitting as an impeachment tribunal, decides which denominator should be used in determining the votes needed for conviction or acquittal.

Sid Consunji plots a scholarship fund with staying power

A scholarship can cover tuition. It cannot necessarily cover lunch, the commute to school, or the other daily expenses that can make staying in college a financial juggling act.

No story is worth a reporter’s life

It was drilled into generations of journalists that no story is worth your life. Tell the story. Do not become the story.

Senate finally remembers it is an impeachment court

Eight weeks into the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Senate impeachment court has rediscovered a useful legal principle. People involved in a trial should probably stop trying the case everywhere except the courtroom.